Communication hub for video game development systems

Abstract

A video game development system for enhancing communications between development tools and video game platforms or running games. The system includes a communications hub module running on a computer or server and communicatively linked with first and second video game platforms to allow the communications hub module to forward messages to and receive messages from the game platforms. Memory accessible by the communications hub module stores communication data sets or libraries controlling communications with the game platforms. A video game development tool is provided in the system and is communicatively linked with the communications hub module, The development tool transmits messages formatted based on a client-side communications library defining communications with the hub module. The hub module receives the transmitted messages, generates game platform messages from the received messages based on the platform communication libraries, and forwards the game platform messages to the first and second video game platforms.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application and co-pending U.S. Patent Application No. 12 / 349,601, entitled "Live Authoring Method for Real Time Development of Video Games," filed with this application, and U.S. Patent Application No. 12 / 349,633, filed herewith, entitled "Collaborative Authoring Method for Video Game Development," and U.S. Patent Application No. 12 / 349,622, filed herewith No. , entitled "Real-Time, Video Game Playtesting (Game Testing for Real-Time Video Games)," which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. technical field [0003] The present invention relates generally to video game development and communication between a development tool and a video game platform, and more particularly to methods for enabling communication within a video game development system or network, such as between a video game development tool and multiple video game platforms. Systems and methods for facilitating and simplifying data ...

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Still further, the inventors have recognized that one of the greatest differences between testers during game testing is their video game skill, and therefore, the inventors believe it would be desirable to provide a method and system for game testing in which Use the same testers to play the video game or portion of the game after making changes to the game so that differences in skill do not skew game testing results (e.g., a group of game testers may have a higher Average skill level, which encourages developers to make the game (or a specific move / quest / feature / action) harder, but a second group of playtesters later on may have a lower average skill level, meaning that after this change The game is less fun because it's too hard (and vice versa))

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