Placement of virtual elements in a virtual world associated with a location-based parallel reality game
US9782668B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F13/65
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Computer-implemented methods and systems for locating virtual elements that can be used or collected by players of a parallel reality game having a virtual world that parallels at least a portion of the real world are provided. In particular, the location of virtual elements in the virtual world is determined based on data associated with one or more real world conditions. Virtual elements can be located in the virtual world at locations corresponding to locations in the real world that encourage safe and effective game play. Locating virtual elements in the virtual world based on data associated with real world conditions improves the link between the parallel virtual world and the real world, enhancing the illusion that the virtual world is another dimension of the real world that the player can interact with through the parallel reality game.
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