System and method for providing awards to users of an online game
AssigneeKabam, Inc.
InventorsAlbert Wei, Kevin Lee, Jay Jodway, David McNeill, Devin Nambiar
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Abstract
An online game is provided to users via client computing devices. Gameplay metrics are determined for users of the online game based on actions taken by the users in the online game. Secondary games are provided, where the potential awards provided by the secondary games are determined based on the gameplay metrics of the users.
Claims16
A system for incentivizing players of an online game by providing the players with information regarding potential awards that are available in a secondary game, wherein the players include a first player, the system comprising:
- one or more physical computer processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
- execute an instance of the online game;
- facilitate presentation of the online game to the players via client computing devices, wherein the client computing devices include a first client computing device associated with the first player, wherein the first player participates in the online game through a game interface on the first client computing device;
- determine a first gameplay metric for the first player based on a first level of progress currently achieved by the first player in the online game;
- provide access for the players to a secondary game, wherein the players are presented with the secondary game through the game interface while participating in the online game, and wherein participation in the secondary game potentially results in awarding the players with a set of potential awards;
- and
- provide information to the first player regarding a subset of the set of potential awards that corresponds to a particular gameplay metric that is different from the first gameplay metric, wherein the subset of the set of potential awards would be available to the first player through the secondary game upon the first player achieving a particular level of progress in the online game that corresponds to the particular gameplay metric, thereby incentivizing the first player to make progress in the online game.
A method for incentivizing players of an online game by providing the players with information regarding potential awards that are available in a secondary game, wherein the players include a first player, the method to be performed on a computer having one or more physical processors, the method comprising:
- executing an instance of the online game;
- facilitating presentation of the online game to the players via client computing devices, wherein the client computing devices include a first client computing device associated with the first player, wherein the first player participates in the online game through a game interface on the first client computing device;
- determining a first gameplay metric for the first player based on a first level of progress currently achieved by the first player in the online game;
- providing access for the players to a secondary game, wherein the players are presented with the secondary game through the game interface while participating in the online game, and wherein participation in the secondary game potentially results in awarding the players with a set of potential awards;
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- providing information to the first player regarding a subset of the set of potential awards that corresponds to a particular gameplay metric that is different from the first gameplay metric, wherein the subset of the set of potential awards would be available to the first player through the secondary game upon the first player achieving a particular level of progress in the online game that corresponds to the particular gameplay metric, thereby incentivizing the first player to make progress in the online game.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.