Video game having audio player interation with real time video synchronization

In an interactive video game system for use by a first player and a second player simultaneously, said video game system having means for displaying video images, the improvement comprising:

• first means for receiving first audio information generated by said first player and transmitting said first audio information to said second player;
• second means for receiving second audio information generated by said second player and transmitting said second audio information to said first player;
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• means responsive to said first audio information and to said second audio information for controlling said video information display means to manipulate said video images so that said first player perceives in real time that said second audio information originates from said video images . and said second player perceives in real time that said first audio information originates from said video images.

In a video game system, a method of player interaction with the video game comprising the steps of:

• a) assigning a video object to each player of the video game, said video object being selected from a set of video objects provided by said video game;
• b) receiving audio input from each said player;
• c) determining the loudness of said audio input;
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• d) altering the video object so that it appears that the video object of the players appears to speak in synchronization with the audio input in a fashion reflecting the determined loudness of said audio input.