Methods for generating three-dimensional, interactive games

A method for generating a three-dimensional, interactive game from camera inputs, comprising:

• creating a virtual representation of an actual scene captured by camera inputs, creating a virtual representation including:
• receiving image data of the actual scene from at least two cameras, the image data including image frames from each camera;
• processing the image data to generate three-dimensional point clouds representing objects in the actual scene for each image frame;
• rendering the three-dimensional point clouds into intermediate images comprised of three-dimensional Gaussians representing objects in the actual scene for each image frame;
• andprocessing the intermediate images with a deformation field to refine the three-dimensional Gaussians that represent objects in motion in the actual scene to yield the virtual representation;
• generating a virtual scene that includes additional viewing angles of the virtual representation selectable by a game player, generating a virtual scene including:
• repeating the method for creating a virtual representation at selected intervals to yield time-shifted virtual representations;
• andcombining the time-shifted virtual representations to yield the virtual scene;
• generating a game map from camera inputs, the game map defining a user interface for virtually navigating the three-dimensional, interactive game;
• andassociating the virtual scene within the game map as a location a game player may virtually view when virtually navigating the game map to yield a three-dimensional, interactive game.