Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining portions of video content from a video game from video game server(s) associated with a video game provider, selecting a first portion of video content from the portions of the video content, and providing the first portion to device(s) associated with viewer(s). Each device presents the first portion of the video content. Further embodiments include obtaining popularity information from the device(s) according to feedback based on presenting the first portion of the video content to the device(s), determining that the popularity information satisfies a popularity threshold associated with the video content, determining a subject matter corresponding to the first portion of the video content, and identifying a second portion of the video content from the video game to be recorded according to the subject matter. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Present embodiments are directed to a distributed control system of an interactive video system. The distributed control system includes a switched fabric network, which includes an input node implemented to collect scanning data for a participant. The switched fabric network also includes a set of processing nodes implemented to generate a virtual representation for the participant based at least in part on the scanning data for the participant. Further, the switched fabric network includes an output node, which includes an output device implemented to present the virtual representation of the participant in a virtual environment.

Present embodiments are directed to a distributed control system of an interactive video system. The distributed control system includes a switched fabric network, which includes an input node implemented to collect scanning data for a participant. The switched fabric network also includes a set of processing nodes implemented to generate a virtual representation for the participant based at least in part on the scanning data for the participant. Further, the switched fabric network includes an output node, which includes an output device implemented to present the virtual representation of the participant in a virtual environment.

Theme parks host visitors' games, watched by remote viewers (esports). Games are played on visitors' phones. A game can involve searching for clues indoors and outdoors. A game can be played at night for a live daytime audience. Parks have portals simulating sending items between parks. An item is put into a portal, copies appear at other portals. An item is put into a portal, items of other types appear at multiple portals. An item is put into a portal, a copy appears at a randomly picked portal. A portal gets an item representing a young individual (eg. kitten), an item representing an older individual (eg. cat) appears at another portal. Visitors and viewers can join teams. A team can span different parks. A portal can be controlled by a team.

This disclosure provides techniques of implementing online somatosensory dance competitions. The techniques comprise assigning a room to one or more players in response to receiving one or more requests of starting a game sent by the one or more players, wherein all players in a same room share a same dance video; outputting a plurality of standard movement images corresponding to the same dance video in a chronological order, wherein the plurality of standard movement images each indicate position coordinates of different skeleton nodes at a corresponding moment; receiving dance movement signals associated with each of the one or more players, and determining scores for each player based on a similarity between the dance movement signals and standard movement parameters, wherein the standard movement parameters correspond to the standard movement images; and collecting and outputting statistics on an overall score and ranking of each of the one or more players.

A cloud gaming system includes a messaging bus and a plurality of servers that are interconnected via the messaging bus and communicatively coupled to one or more client devices. Each server executes a game simulation instance for each of one or more players associated with one of the client devices. Each game simulation instance associated with a player within a specified region of a game world communicates player input by the player to one or more other game simulation instances via an ad-hoc peer-to-peer network formed between multiple game simulation instances associated with players within the specified region. Each game simulation instance associated with a player within the specified region also calculates a current state for the player based on the player inputs received via the ad-hoc peer-to-peer network.

A cloud gaming system includes a messaging bus and a plurality of servers that are interconnected via the messaging bus and communicatively coupled to one or more client devices. Each server executes a game simulation instance for each of one or more players associated with one of the client devices. Each game simulation instance associated with a player within a specified region of a game world communicates player input by the player to one or more other game simulation instances via an ad-hoc peer-to-peer network formed between multiple game simulation instances associated with players within the specified region. Each game simulation instance associated with a player within the specified region also calculates a current state for the player based on the player inputs received via the ad-hoc peer-to-peer network.

A computer-implemented method is provided for enabling virtual gameplay. Access is provided to at least one video game in which a player is able to interact with the video game according to a storyline. A player location is detected and stored. A local element is retrieved from a database based on the player location and the local element is correlated to a local element script actuatable in the video game. This local element script is retrieved and actuated in the video game to supplement or replace the video game's storyline.

A computer-implemented method is provided for enabling virtual gameplay. Access is provided to at least one video game in which a player is able to interact with the video game according to a storyline. A player location is detected and stored. A local element is retrieved from a database based on the player location and the local element is correlated to a local element script actuatable in the video game. This local element script is retrieved and actuated in the video game to supplement or replace the video game's storyline.

Methods for hosting low-latency streaming interactive audio/video (A/V) include executing one or more video games or applications on a server communicatively coupled to a data network. Packet streams are received from a plurality of users and routed to the one or more video games. The packet streams include user control input that are used to compute A/V data in response. The A/V data are received from the video games or applications. Portions of the A/V data are compressed in parallel using processing units resulting in low-latency streaming compressed A/V data. The low-latency streaming compressed A/V data are routed to each of the users over a corresponding data network communication channel. The executing of video games, receiving of packet streams and A/V data, compressing portions of the A/V data and routing the compressed A/V data are performed with a latency such that at least one user has the perception that the controlled video game is responding instantly.