Online game creation using data sets
AssigneeIXL Learning
InventorPaul B. Mishkin
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates creation of an online game. During operation, the system obtains a data set and a game template for the online game. Next, the system enables a user to select one or more subsets of the data set for use with the game template. Finally, the system creates the online game from the game template and data from the one or more subsets without requiring manual input of the data into the game template by the user.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for facilitating creation of an online game, comprising:
- obtaining a data set and a game template for the online game from an online gaming framework, wherein the data set comprises a list of items and corresponding attributes for each item in the list of items, wherein the game template comprises a set of game mechanics for implementing the game, and wherein the data set and the game template are independent;
- enabling, at the online gaming framework, a user to select one or more subsets of the data set for use with the game template;
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- creating, at the online gaming framework, the online game from the game template and data from the one or more subsets without requiring manual input of the data into the game template by the user, wherein the online gaming framework enables the efficient reuse of data sets and game templates for the creation of new games.
A system for facilitating creation of an online game, comprising:
- a game-editing apparatus configured to:
- obtain a data set and a game template for the online game from an online gaming framework, wherein the data set comprises a list of items and corresponding attributes for each item in the list of items, wherein the game template comprises a set of game mechanics for implementing the game, and wherein the data set and the game template are independent;
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- enable a user to select, at the online gaming framework, one or more subsets of the data set for use with the game template;
- and
- a game-management apparatus configured to create the online game, at the online gaming framework, from the game template and data from the one or more subsets without requiring manual input of the data into the game template by the user, wherein the online gaming framework enables the efficient reuse of data sets and game templates for the creation of new games.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for facilitating creation of an online game, the method comprising:
- obtaining a data set and a game template for the online game from an online gaming framework, wherein the data set comprises a list of items and corresponding attributes for each item in the list of items, wherein the game template comprises a set of game mechanics for implementing the game, and wherein the data set and the game template are independent;
- enabling, at the online gaming framework, a user to select one or more subsets of the data set for use with the game template;
- and
- creating, at the online gaming framework, the online game from the game template and data from the one or more subsets without requiring manual input of the data into the game template by the user, wherein the online gaming framework enables the efficient reuse of data sets and game templates for the creation of new games.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.