Customizable rumble effect in gaming accessory
A device for online gaming includes a memory that stores instructions. A processor coupled to the memory, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations including receiving a selection of a gaming accessory, receiving a selection of a game, and receiving inputs corresponding to selections of parameters for generating a vibration effect at the gaming accessory. The parameters include a control component of the gaming accessory, a game event associated with the control component, a vibration frequency of the vibration effect associated with the game event, a vibration intensity and duration, and a delay time associated with the event. The processor stores the selected parameters and presents the vibration effect during the game in accordance with occurrence of the game event and in accordance with the selected parameters; the vibration effect is presented after the occurrence of the game event in accordance with the delay time.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a device comprising a processor, a selection of a gaming accessory, the selected gaming accessory including a control component;
receiving, by the device, a selection of a video game from a plurality of video games with which the selected gaming accessory is used, the selected video game including a rule for prescribing a delay time to repeat an action in the selected video game and for preventing repetition of the action in the selected video game prior to expiration of the delay time;
receiving, by the device, input corresponding to a selection of a parameter for generating a vibration effect at the selected gaming accessory in association with the selected video game, wherein the parameter comprises the control component of the selected gaming accessory, the action in the selected video game associated with the control component, the delay time associated with the action and triggered by user actuation of the control component to perform the action, and at least one of a vibration frequency of the vibration effect and a duration of the vibration effect;
storing, by the device, the selected parameter,
detecting, by the device, user actuation of the control component performing the action in the selected video game;
starting, by the device, the delay time after user actuation of the control component performing the action in the selected video game is detected; and
at expiration of the delay time, generating, by the device, the vibration effect at the selected gaming accessory in accordance with the selected parameter, wherein the vibration effect signals to a user of the selected gaming accessory that the action may be repeated in the selected video game.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising presenting a graphical user interface for receiving the input, wherein the graphical user interface comprises an image of the selected gaming accessory.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the gaming accessory comprises a plurality of control components, and wherein selectable portions of the graphical user interface comprise respective images of the control components.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter further comprises an intensity of the vibration effect.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the parameter further comprises information regarding a variation in the intensity during the vibration effect.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the graphical user interface is generated by an accessory management software application executing on the device.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the accessory management software application is configured to track performance of a game player.
8. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the vibration effect is presented at the gaming accessory in accordance with the selected parameter outside of playing of the video game.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises the gaming accessory.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a server, wherein the receiving of the selected gaming accessory and the receiving of the input corresponding to the selected parameter is over a network, wherein the storing of the selected parameter is at a memory that is accessible to the server and is remote from the gaming accessory, and further comprising:
generating provisioning information according to the selected parameter; and
providing the provisioning information to a computing device that is communicatively coupled with the gaming accessory to enable provisioning of the gaming accessory according to the selected parameter.
11. A machine-readable storage device comprising instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a selection of a gaming accessory, the selected gaming accessory including a control component;
receiving a selection of a video game from a plurality of video games with which the selected gaming accessory is used, the selected video game including a rule for prescribing a delay time to repeat an action in the selected video game and for preventing repetition of the action in the selected video game prior to expiration of the delay time;
receiving an input corresponding to a selection of a parameter for generating a vibration effect at the selected gaming accessory in association with the selected video game, wherein the input is received via a graphical user interface, and wherein the parameter comprises the control component of the selected gaming accessory, the action in the selected video game associated with the control component, the delay time associated with the action and triggered by user actuation of the control component to perform the action, and at least one of a vibration frequency of the vibration effect, an intensity of the vibration effect, and a duration of the vibration effect;
storing the selected parameter;
detecting user actuation of the control component performing the action in the selected video game;
starting the delay time after user actuation of the control component performing the action in the selected video game is detected; and
at expiration of the delay time, generating the vibration effect at the selected gaming accessory in accordance with the selected parameter, wherein the vibration effect signals to a user of the selected gaming accessory that the action may be repeated in the selected video game.
12. The machine-readable storage device of claim 11 , wherein the graphical user interface comprises an image of the selected gaming accessory, wherein the gaming accessory comprises a plurality of control components, and wherein selectable portions of the graphical user interface comprise respective images of the control components.
13. The machine-readable storage device of claim 11 , wherein the graphical user interface is generated by an accessory management software application executed by the processor.
14. The machine-readable storage device of claim 11 , wherein the vibration effect is generated at the gaming accessory in accordance with the selected parameter prior to storing the selected parameter.
15. The machine-readable storage device of claim 11 , wherein the intensity of the vibration is specified according to a user-defined scale, and wherein the parameter further comprises information regarding a variation in the intensity during the vibration effect.
16. The machine-readable storage device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions comprise an accessory management software application, and wherein the storage device is included in the gaming accessory.
17. A device comprising:
a memory that stores instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations comprising:
receiving a selection of a gaming accessory, the selected gaming accessory including a control component;
receiving a selection of a video game from a plurality of video games with which the selected gaming accessory is used, the selected video game including a rule for prescribing a delay time to repeat an action in the selected video game and for preventing repetition of the action in the selected video game prior to expiration of the delay time;
receiving inputs corresponding to selections of parameters for generating a vibration effect at the selected gaming accessory in association with the selected video game, wherein the parameters comprise the control component of the selected gaming accessory, the action in the selected video game associated with the control component, the delay time associated with the action and triggered by user actuation of the control component to perform the action, and at least one of a vibration frequency of the vibration effect, an intensity of the vibration, and a duration of the vibration effect;
detecting user actuation of the control component performing the action in the selected video game;
starting the delay time after user actuation of the control component performing the action in the selected video game is detected; and
at expiration of the delay time, generating the vibration effect at the selected gaming accessory during the game in accordance with the selected parameters, wherein the vibration effect signals to a user of the selected gaming accessory that the action may be repeated in the selected video game.
18. The device of claim 17 , wherein the inputs are received via a graphical user interface comprising an image of the selected gaming accessory, wherein the selected gaming accessory comprises a plurality of control components, and wherein selectable portions of the graphical user interface comprise respective images of the control components.
19. The device of claim 18 , wherein the graphical user interface is generated by an accessory management software application executing on the device.
20. The device of claim 17 , wherein the instructions comprise an accessory management software application, and wherein the device is included in the gaming accessory.