Method, system and computer program product for creating custom tutorials based on interactive gameplay

A system for creating a custom tutorial for a video game, comprising:

• a controller having controls, the controller sending controller inputs to a processor in response to manipulation of the controls;
• a processor operably connected to the controller processing controller inputs and game features into game action and creating video of the game action;
• a memory operably connected to the processor storing controller inputs;
• and
• a memory having a tutorial application encoded thereon, the tutorial application tagging a player in the video game selected by a first user in response to the first user performing an action while the first player is playing the video game, capturing controller input performed by the tagged player during a period of time preceding the action by the first user, and creating a tutorial comprising the captured controller inputs.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon a program of instructions, comprising:

• program instructions for saving controller inputs during game play;
• program instructions for tagging a selected player in the video game in response to a first player performing an action at a time selected by the first player while the first player is playing the video game:
• program instructions for capturing controller inputs performed by the tagged player during a period of time preceding the action by the first user;
• program instructions for creating a custom tutorial for performing game actions performed by the tagged player's avatar during the period of time preceding the action comprising the captured controller inputs;
• and
• program instructions for sending the custom tutorial to a memory device accessible by the first player.