Multiplayer Video Games with Virtual Characters Having Dynamically Modified Fields of View

A computer-implemented method of providing gameplay to a player of a video game, the method being implemented by a computing device having one or more physical processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more physical processors, cause the computing device to perform the method, the method comprising:

• providing a module to the player, wherein the module is configured to receive input from the player and wherein the module is configured to control a virtual character of the video game based on the input;
• retrieving a first attribute value associated with a first field of view of the virtual character;
• rendering a first virtual area, wherein the first virtual area is configured to enable the player to engage in gameplay with the first field of view;
• retrieving a second attribute value;
• updating the first attribute value to the second attribute value, wherein the second attribute value is associated with a second field of view of the virtual character;
• and
• rendering the first virtual area, wherein the first virtual area is configured to enable the player to engage in gameplay with the second field of view, wherein the second field of view is different from the first field of view.