Virtual Performance System
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorWilloughby H. Walling
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AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorWilloughby H. Walling
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Aspects of this disclosure relate to rewarding users of an electronic game for real-world physical activity. Further aspects relate to altering virtual items based upon physical activity. An electronic game may comprise or otherwise relate to an online world (such as a “Virtual World”). Users may be represented through customized graphical representations, such as avatars. An account of a user (or entity) may be associated a “virtual region.” A threshold level of real-world physical activity may result in obtaining a reward that may be associated with a virtual item. A reward may be configured to result in: (1) altering visual appearance of a virtual item within a virtual region; (2) altering a virtual characteristic of a virtual item, such that the first user may engage in at least one additional virtual activity using that virtual item; and/or (3) acquiring a new virtual item for a virtual region.
A method comprising:
An apparatus comprising:
One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that, when executed cause:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.