Music based video game with user-generated content
View Patent ↗A video game includes user generated content. The video game may be a music-based video game. Users may determine content to be played, and a server may provide the content to game devices for play, for example at predefined times, and/or to predetermined game players.
1. A method for providing a user-generated video game program in a music-based video game, comprising:
receiving an ordered sequential list of a plurality of user selected songs from a user using a game device;
processing the received information to create a video game program based on the received information, the video game program comprising the plurality of user selected songs, the video game program including instructive cues for the songs;
determining that the created video game program may be transmitted to a plurality of game devices,
wherein the determining that the created video game program may be transmitted to a plurality of game devices is based on receipt of a payment from the user; and
transmitting the created video game program to the plurality of game devices.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving information identifying the plurality of game devices.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the information identifying the plurality of game devices is received from the user.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the information identifying the plurality of game devices comprises information identifying users associated with the plurality of game devices.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising determining if users associated with the plurality of game devices has met a performance criteria at predetermined checkpoints during the selected songs.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the video game program further comprises a plurality of advertisements, at least some of the advertisements relating to a particular player.