Location-Based Incentive System for Group Gaming Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current online gaming systems lack effective mechanisms to incentivize players to perform location-based actions, which are actions taken in the real world that can enhance gameplay experiences, by providing relevant rewards that align with both game state and location attributes.
Innovation Solution
A system that integrates game networking and location networking systems to offer incentive rewards based on game state and location attributes, allowing players to perform location-based actions that are dynamically proposed and rewarded, such as visiting specific locations or completing tasks, thereby enhancing gameplay engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a system integrates game networking and location networking to provide location-based incentives, then player engagement is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a location networking system as an intermediary layer between the game networking system and physical locations. This mediator handles location-based operations (checking in, verifying location, providing location-specific rewards) so that the game system itself remains relatively simple while still achieving enhanced player engagement through location-based interactions.
2Productivity
If dynamic reward structures are implemented based on game state and location attributes, then player motivation is improved, but information processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements local quality by providing different reward structures and incentives tailored to specific locations and game states. Each location can have customized attributes and associated rewards, allowing the system to motivate players effectively at each location without requiring a complete redesign of the entire reward system. This localized approach distributes information processing requirements across multiple location nodes rather than centralizing all processing.
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AI summary
A method of incentivizing location-based actions by groups is disclosed. A group of users of a game networking system is notified that an incentive reward is to be provided based on a number of members of the group performing a location-based action transgressing a threshold. The incentive reward is provided based on the number of members of the group performing the location-based action transgressing the threshold.