Systems and methods for transmitting media associated with a measure of quality based on level of game play in an interactive video gaming environment
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for incorporating online user generated media content (e.g., videos) into an interactive video gaming environment are provided. Media assets that are associated with different measures of quality generated by users are stored on a remote server. A player action is received by the remote server. A determination is made as to which one of the plurality of levels of the interactive video gaming environment corresponds to the action. One of the videos associated with one of the measures of quality is selected based on the determination of the level corresponding to the action. The selected video is transmitted to the player.
1. A method for providing video to a player during game play in an interactive video gaming environment having a plurality of levels, the method comprising:
receiving a first plurality of videos determined to be of a first quality, wherein the first quality indicates a first amount that the player will enjoy a video content based on a profile of the player;
receiving a second plurality of videos determined to be of a second quality, wherein the second quality indicates a second amount that the player will enjoy video content based on the profile;
receiving from the player an action relating to the game play in the interactive video gaming environment;
determining whether the action corresponds to the first quality or the second quality;
in response to determining that the action corresponds to the first quality, selecting a video from the first plurality of videos; and
transmitting the selected video to the player.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein some of the received first and second plurality of videos are received from a plurality of users.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of videos corresponds to a first plurality of celebrities and the second plurality of videos corresponds to a second plurality of celebrities, wherein the first plurality of celebrities is more well-known than the second plurality of celebrities.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving selection of an option from the player to skip the selected video that is transmitted.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the action comprises at least one of receiving a video from the player as part of the game play, receiving from the player a response to an inquiry or question provided during the game play, receiving an indication that the player completed a segment or stage of the interactive video gaming environment, and receiving an indication that the player reached or failed to reach a segment of one of the plurality of levels of the interactive video gaming environment.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
maintaining a database for the interactive video gaming environment that includes entries that associate states of game play in the interactive video gaming environment with one of the plurality of levels, wherein receiving the action comprises receiving a game play data structure that includes information identifying a state of the game play for the player in the interactive video gaming environment; and
cross-referencing the state of the game play with one of the entries in the database to identify the one of the plurality of levels that corresponds to the state of game play.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining which one of the plurality of levels of the interactive video gaming environment corresponds to the action, wherein:
each of the plurality of levels is ordered based on increasing levels of difficulty in the interactive video gaming environment; and
the selecting comprises: selecting the first plurality of videos when the determined one of the plurality of levels corresponds to a level of difficulty greater than half of the other levels of difficulty; and
selecting the second plurality of videos when the determined one of the plurality of levels corresponds to a level of difficulty less than or equal to half of the other levels of difficulty.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selecting further comprises selecting the first plurality of videos after receiving a predetermined number of actions from the player relating to the game play that are determined to correspond to levels of difficulty less than or equal to half of the other levels of difficulty.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selecting further comprises selecting the second plurality of videos after receiving a predetermined number of actions from the player relating to the game play that are determined to correspond to levels of difficulty higher than half of the other levels of difficulty.
10. A system for providing videos to a player during game play in an interactive video gaming environment having a plurality of levels, the system comprising:
control circuitry configured to:
receive a first plurality of videos determined to be of a first quality, wherein the first quality indicates a first amount that the player will enjoy a video content based on a profile of the player;
receive a second plurality of videos determined to be of a second quality, wherein the second quality indicates a second amount that the player will enjoy video content based on the profile;
receive from the player an action relating to the game play in the interactive video gaming environment;
determine whether the action corresponds to the first quality or the second quality;
in response to determining that the action corresponds to the first quality, select a video from the first plurality of videos; and
transmit the selected video to the player.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein some of the received first and second plurality of videos are received from a plurality of users.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first plurality of videos corresponds to a first plurality of celebrities and the second plurality of videos corresponds to a second plurality of celebrities, wherein the first plurality of celebrities is more well-known than the second plurality of celebrities.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to receive selection of an option from the player to skip the selected of video that is transmitted.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to receive a video from the player as part of the game play, receive from the player a response to an inquiry or question provided during the game play, receive an indication that the player completed a segment or stage of the interactive video gaming environment, or receive an indication that the player reached or failed to reach a segment of one of the plurality of levels of the interactive video gaming environment.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
maintain a database for the interactive video gaming environment that includes entries that associate states of game play in the interactive video gaming environment with one of the plurality of levels,
receive a game play data structure that includes information identifying a state of the game play for the player in the interactive video gaming environment; and
cross-reference the state of the game play with one of the entries in the database to identify the one of the plurality of levels that corresponds to the state of game play.
16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
determine which one of the plurality of levels of the interactive video gaming environment corresponds to the action, wherein each of the plurality of levels is ordered based on increasing levels of difficulty in the interactive video gaming environment; and
select the first plurality of videos when the determined one of the plurality of levels corresponds to a level of difficulty greater than half of the other levels of difficulty; and
select the second plurality of videos when the determined one of the plurality of levels corresponds to a level of difficulty less than or equal to half of the other levels of difficulty.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to select the first plurality of videos after receiving a predetermined number of actions from the player relating to the game play that are determined to correspond to levels of difficulty less than or equal to half of the other levels of difficulty.
18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to select the second plurality of videos after receiving a predetermined number of actions from the player relating to the game play that are determined to correspond to levels of difficulty higher than half of the other levels of difficulty.