Asynchronous interactive game play
View Patent ↗This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for executing asynchronous game play by a plurality of players in one or more game instances.
1. A method comprising, by one or more computing devices:
accessing a record of one or more first in-game actions by a first player on one or more in-game objects in a game instance comprising a discrete game play area specific to a second player of a computer-implemented game at a first time;
responsive to a second in-game action by the second player, applying one or more third in-game actions based on one or more of the first in-game actions to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance specific to the second player at a second time succeeding the first time;
generating to the second player a request to accept help from the first player;
playing back the one or more first in-game actions in response to receiving from the second player a confirmation to accept help from the first player; and
dismissing the one or more first in-game actions in response to receiving from the second player a dismissal to accept help from the first player.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
recording the one or more first in-game actions by the first player on the one or more in-game objects in the game instance at the first time.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
responsive to the one or more first in-game actions by the first player on the one or more in-game objects in the game instance at the first time, displaying to the first player one or more first changes in game state of one or more of the in-game objects; and
responsive to applying the one or more second in-game actions to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time, displaying to the second player one or more second changes in game state of one or more of the in-game object.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
verifying that the one or more second in-game actions can be applied to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time according to a game logic.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining appropriate changes in game state of one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time according to a game logic.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the one or more second in-game actions based on a game state of the one or more in-game objects at the second time.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more in-game objects have a first game state at the first time and a second game state at the second time.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
determining the one or more second in-game actions based on the second game state of the one or more in-game objects.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein:
one or more of the first in-game actions by the first player on one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the first time cause one or more first changes in game state of one or more of the in-game object; and
applying the second in-game actions to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time causes one or more second changes in game state of one or more of the in-game objects.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first player and the second player are first-degree friends in a social network.
11. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to:
access a record of one or more first in-game actions by a first player on one or more in-game objects in a game instance comprising a discrete game play area specific to a second player of a computer-implemented game at a first time;
responsive to a second in-game action by the second player, apply one or more third in-game actions based on one or more of the first in-game actions to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance specific to the second player at a second time succeeding the first time;
generate to the second player a request to accept help from the first player;
playback the one or more first in-game actions in response to receiving from the second player a confirmation to accept help from the first player; and
dismiss the one or more first in-game actions in response to receiving from the second player a dismissal to accept help from the first player.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:
record the one or more first in-game actions by the first player on the one or more in-game objects in the game instance at the first time.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:
responsive to the one or more first in-game actions by the first player on the one or more in-game objects in the game instance at the first time, display to the first player one Or more first changes in game state of one or more of the in-game objects; and
responsive to applying the one or more second in-game actions to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time, display to the second player one or more second changes in game state of one or more of the in-game object.
14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:
verify that the one or more second in-game actions can be applied to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time according to a game logic.
15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:
determine appropriate changes in game state of one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time according to a game logic.
16. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:
determine the one or more second in-game actions based on a game state of the one or more in-game objects at the second time.
17. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the one or more in-game objects have a first game state at the first time and a second game state at the second time.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:
determine the one or more second in-game actions based on the second game state of the one or more in-game objects.
19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein:
one or more of the first in-game actions by the first player on one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the first time cause one or more first changes in game state of one or more of the in-game object; and
applying the second in-game actions to one or more of the in-game objects in the game instance at the second time causes one or more second changes in game state of one or more of the in-game objects.
20. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first player and the second player are first-degree friends in a social network.