Smoothing server for processing user interactions to control an interactive asset

A method of operating a smoothing server of an amusement park attraction system, the method comprising:

• receiving, from at least one input device of the amusement park attraction system, an unfiltered data stream representing user interactions of a user attempting to control an interactive asset;
• analyzing the unfiltered data stream, based on a model dataset associated with the interactive asset, and determining that the interactive asset is capable of responding to the user interactions represented in the unfiltered data stream;
• and
• in response to determining that the interactive asset is capable of responding to the user interactions:
• processing the unfiltered data stream to generate a processed data stream representing the user interactions;
• selecting, from the model dataset, one or more actions from a plurality of actions defined within the model dataset for the interactive asset, wherein the one or more selected actions are associated with the user interactions represented within the processed data stream;
• and
• sending instructions to a controller of the interactive asset to cause the interactive asset to enact the one or more selected actions in responding to the user interactions in accordance with the processed data stream in a real-time manner.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor of a smoothing server of an amusement park attraction system, the instructions comprising instructions to:

• receive, from at least one input device of the amusement park attraction system, an unfiltered data stream representing user interactions of a user attempting to control an interactive asset;
• determine that the unfiltered data stream includes data that exceeds a limit value defined in a model dataset associated with the interactive asset, and in response, replace the data of the unfiltered data stream with the limit value defined in the model dataset;
• determine that the unfiltered data stream includes erratic data, and in response, introduce additional data to the unfiltered data stream to smooth the erratic data and yield a processed data stream that represents the user interactions;
• select one or more actions from a plurality of actions defined within the model dataset for the interactive asset, wherein the one or more selected actions are associated with the user interactions represented within the processed data stream;
• and
• send commands to a controller of the interactive asset to cause the interactive asset to enact the one or more selected actions in accordance with the processed data stream.