Methods, devices and computer readable mediums for a music recognition game

A computer-readable medium comprising instructions executable by one or more processors, wherein the instructions when executed configure the one or more processors to collectively:

• store, on a storage device, a plurality of references,
• each of the plurality references identifying a location of a media track file containing a media track,
• the plurality of references including a first reference identifying a first location of a first media track file containing a first media track;
• store, on the storage device, a playability rating for each of the plurality of references;
• update the playability rating for the first reference based on an elapsed time for a first client device to receive a predetermined portion of the first media track file;
• exclude the first reference from a selection of the plurality of references, in response to determining the playability rating for the first reference is below a threshold playability rating;
• and
• send the selection to a second client device,
• the selection including one or more references of the plurality of references,
• each of the one or more references identifying the location of a media track file that is eligible for download by the second client device.

A server device for providing references to client devices, the server device comprising:

• a memory storing computer readable instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the computer readable instructions,
• the computer readable instructions configuring the one or more processors to collectively:
• store, on a storage device, a plurality of references,
• each of the plurality references identifying a location of a media track file containing a media track,
• the plurality of references including a first reference identifying a first location of a first media track file containing a first media track;
• store, on the storage device, a playability rating for each of the plurality of references;
• update the playability rating for the first reference based on an elapsed time for a first client device to receive a predetermined portion of the first media track file;
• exclude the first reference from a selection of the plurality of references, in response to determining the playability rating for the first reference is below a threshold playability rating;
• and
• send the selection to a second client device,
• the selection including one or more references of the plurality of references,
• each of the one or more references identifying the location of a media track file that is eligible for download by the second client device.

A method of determining difficulty ratings for media tracks comprising:

• storing, on a storage device, a first difficulty rating for a first media track;
• and
• determining a second difficulty rating for the first media track, in response to receiving gameplay data from a client device, based on the gameplay data and based on whether the first difficulty rating is between a first threshold difficulty and a second threshold difficulty,
• if the first difficulty rating is between the first and second threshold difficulty ratings, the second difficulty rating differing from an intermediate rating, between the first and second threshold difficulty ratings, by a first difference,
• if the first difficulty rating is not between the first and second threshold difficulty ratings, the second difficulty rating differing from the intermediate rating by a second difference less than the first difference.

A computer-readable medium comprising instructions executable by one or more processors, wherein the instructions when executed configure the one or more processors to collectively:

• store, on a storage device, a first difficulty rating for a first media track;
• and
• determine a second difficulty rating for the first media track, in response to receiving gameplay data from a client device, based on the gameplay data and based on whether the first difficulty rating is between a first threshold difficulty and a second threshold difficulty,
• if the first difficulty rating is between the first and second threshold difficulty ratings, the second difficulty rating differing from an intermediate rating, between the first and second threshold difficulty ratings, by a first difference,
• if the first difficulty rating is not between the first and second threshold difficulty ratings, the second difficulty rating differing from the intermediate rating by a second difference less than the first difference.

A server device for determining difficulty ratings for media tracks, the server device comprising:

• a memory storing computer readable instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the computer readable instructions,
• the computer readable instructions configuring the one or more processors to collectively:
• store, on a storage device, a first difficulty rating for a first media track;
• and
• determine a second difficulty rating for the first media track, in response to receiving gameplay data from a client device, based on the gameplay data and based on whether the first difficulty rating is between a first threshold difficulty and a second threshold difficulty,
• if the first difficulty rating is between the first and second threshold difficulty ratings, the second difficulty rating differing from an intermediate rating, between the first and second threshold difficulty ratings, by a first difference,
• if the first difficulty rating is not between the first and second threshold difficulty ratings, the second difficulty rating differing from the intermediate rating by a second difference less than the first difference.