System and method for dynamically adjusting prizes or awards based on a platform
AssigneeKabam, Inc.
InventorsClifford J. Harrington, Kent Wakeford
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Abstract
One aspect of the disclosure relates to implementing a system to encourage cross platform operation in an online game. The online game may provide the ability to provide incentives for participating in cross platform game play. The system may monitor the player's performance on a particular console and provide incentives to accomplish tasks through game play on a different platform than the player is currently operating to play the game.
Claims12
A system for providing incentives based on a platform used to interact with an online game, the system comprising:
- one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
- obtain user value metrics for users for individual platforms used to access the online game, wherein the users include a first user that accesses the online game through multiple platforms including a first platform and a second platform, such that a first user value metric for the first user on the first platform and a second user value metric for the first user on the second platform are obtained;
- and
- provide incentives to the users responsive to the users interacting with the online game and participating in and/or completing activities in the online game, the activities including a first activity, wherein responsive to the first user completing the first activity, an incentive is provided to the first user based on the platform through which the first user is accessing the online game to perform the first activity.
A computer implemented method for providing incentives based on a platform used to interact with an online game, the system comprising:
- obtaining user value metrics for users for individual platforms used to access the online game, wherein the users include a first user that accesses the online game through multiple platforms including a first platform and a second platform, such that a first user value metric for the first user on the first platform and a second user value metric for the first user on the second platform are obtained;
- and
- providing incentives to the users responsive to the users interacting with the online game and participating in and/or completing activities in the online game, the activities including a first activity, wherein responsive to the first user completing the first activity, an incentive is provided to the first user based on the platform through which the first user is accessing the online game to perform the first activity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.