Multiplayer game invitation system

1. A method for inviting a potential player to participate in a multiplayer game with a user, the multiplayer game displayed by a display of a user head-mounted display device, comprising:

receiving user voice data from the user;

determining that the user voice data is an invitation to participate in the multiplayer game;

receiving eye-tracking information, depth information, facial recognition information, potential player head-mounted display device information, and/or potential player voice data;

associating the invitation with the potential player using the eye-tracking information, the depth information, the facial recognition information, the potential player head-mounted display device information, and/or the potential player voice data;

matching a potential player account with the potential player;

receiving an acceptance response from the potential player; and

joining the potential player account with a user account associated with the user in participating in the multiplayer game.

2. The method for inviting a potential player to participate in a multiplayer game of claim 1 , wherein the multiplayer game is an active multiplayer game in which the user is currently participating.

3. The method for inviting a potential player to participate in a multiplayer game of claim 1 , wherein the depth information comprises a measured depth of an interaction space in which the user and the potential player are located, further comprising:

using the depth information to select a suggested multiplayer game that is physically compatible with the measured depth of the interaction space; and

suggesting to the user the suggested multiplayer game.

4. The method for inviting a potential player to participate in a multiplayer game of claim 1 , further comprising displaying via the display of the user head-mounted display device an indicator adjacent to the potential player showing a potential player availability and/or an invitation status.

5. The method for inviting a potential player to participate in a multiplayer game of claim 1 , further comprising displaying via the display of the user head-mounted display device potential player profile information.

6. The method for inviting a potential player to participate in a multiplayer game of claim 5 , wherein the potential player profile information includes a name, a user ID, a game achievement level, and/or game interests.

7. The method for inviting a potential player to participate in a multiplayer game of claim 1 , further comprising matching the potential player account with the potential player using the facial recognition information, the potential player head-mounted display device information, and/or the potential player voice data.

8. The method for inviting a potential player to participate in a multiplayer game of claim 1 , wherein the acceptance response comprises the potential player voice data and/or a gesture performed by the potential player.

9. The method for inviting a potential player to participate in a multiplayer game of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the user voice data is a command to exit the multiplayer game; and

removing the user account from participation in the multiplayer game.

10. A multiplayer game invitation system including a user head-mounted display device having a display, the user head-mounted display device operatively connected to a computing device, the multiplayer game invitation system comprising:

a potential player invitation program executed by a processor of the computing device, the potential player invitation program configured to:

receive user voice data from a user;

determine that the user voice data is an invitation to participate in a multiplayer game;

receive eye-tracking information, depth information, facial recognition information, potential player head-mounted display device information, and/or potential player voice data;

associate the invitation with a potential player using the eye-tracking information, the depth information, the facial recognition information, the potential player head-mounted display device information, and/or the potential player voice data;

match a potential player account with the potential player;

receive an acceptance response from the potential player; and

join the potential player account with a user account associated with the user in participating in the multiplayer game.

11. The multiplayer game invitation system of claim 10 , wherein the potential player invitation program is further configured to display via the display of the user head-mounted display device a list of one or more multiplayer games available to the user and the potential player.

12. The multiplayer game invitation system of claim 10 , wherein the depth information comprises a measured depth of an interaction space in which the user and the potential player are located, and the potential player invitation program is further configured to:

use the depth information to select a suggested multiplayer game that is physically compatible with the measured depth of the interaction space; and

suggest to the user the suggested multiplayer game.

13. The multiplayer game invitation system of claim 10 , wherein the potential player invitation program is further configured to display via the display of the user head-mounted display device an indicator adjacent to the potential player showing a potential player availability and/or an invitation status.

14. The multiplayer game invitation system of claim 10 , wherein the potential player invitation program is further configured to display via the display of the user head-mounted display device potential player profile information.

15. The multiplayer game invitation system of claim 10 , wherein the potential player invitation program is further configured to:

display via the display of the user head-mounted display device an image corresponding to an active multiplayer game in which a currently-participating potential player is participating;

determine that the user voice data is a request to join in participating in the active multiplayer game;

receive the acceptance response from the currently-participating potential player; and

join the user account with a currently-participating potential player account in participating in the active multiplayer game.

16. The multiplayer game invitation system of claim 10 , wherein the potential player invitation program is further configured to match the potential player account with the potential player using the facial recognition information, the potential player head-mounted display device information, and/or the potential player voice data.

17. The multiplayer game invitation system of claim 10 , wherein the acceptance response comprises the potential player voice data and/or a gesture performed by the potential player.

18. The multiplayer game invitation system of claim 10 , wherein the potential player invitation program is further configured to:

determine that the user voice data is a command to exit the multiplayer game; and

remove the user account from participation in the multiplayer game.

19. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon and executable by a computing device to enable a user to invite a potential player to participate in a multiplayer game with the user, the instructions being executable to:

receive user voice data from the user;

determine that the user voice data is an invitation to participate in a multiplayer game;

receive eye-tracking information, depth information, facial recognition information, potential player head-mounted display device information, and/or potential player voice data;

associate the invitation with the potential player using the eye-tracking information, the depth information, the facial recognition information, the potential player head-mounted display device information, and/or the potential player voice data;

match a potential player account with the potential player;

receive an acceptance response from the potential player; and

join the potential player account with a user account associated with the user in participating in the multiplayer game.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the depth information comprises a measured depth in an interaction space in which the user and the potential player are located, and the instructions are executable by the computing device to:

use the depth information to select a suggested multiplayer game that is physically compatible with the measured depth of the interaction space; and

suggest to the user the suggested multiplayer game.