Methods and apparatuses are provided that include linear motors and controllers configured to simulate haptic feedback for gaming devices and simulations systems, including gaming firearms and other peripheral devices used in various gaming environments.

Methods and apparatuses are provided that include linear motors and controllers configured to simulate haptic feedback for gaming devices and simulations systems, including gaming firearms and other peripheral devices used in various gaming environments.

A method and a device for enabling continuous lock-on shooting in a shooting game. Said method comprises: firstly determining whether a player uses a shooting element displayed on a display screen to perform lock-on shooting to a lockable target object on the display screen; if the player performs lock-on shooting, enabling the lockable target object to generate at least one locked position, and enabling the shooting element to select any one of the at least one locked position to perform lock-on shooting; when the locked position in which the shooting element performs lock-on shooting leaves the display screen, enabling the shooting element to select any one of the locked positions which do not leave the display screen on the lockable target object to re-perform lock-on shooting; and when unlocking or all of the at least one locked positions leave the display screen, enabling the shooting element to no longer perform lock-on shooting; and accordingly, when any one of the locked positions of the lockable target object still locates on the display screen, enabling to maintain a lock-on shooting state for the lockable target object, satisfying the playing requirements of the player.

A method and a device for enabling continuous lock-on shooting in a shooting game. Said method comprises: firstly determining whether a player uses a shooting element displayed on a display screen to perform lock-on shooting to a lockable target object on the display screen; if the player performs lock-on shooting, enabling the lockable target object to generate at least one locked position, and enabling the shooting element to select any one of the at least one locked position to perform lock-on shooting; when the locked position in which the shooting element performs lock-on shooting leaves the display screen, enabling the shooting element to select any one of the locked positions which do not leave the display screen on the lockable target object to re-perform lock-on shooting; and when unlocking or all of the at least one locked positions leave the display screen, enabling the shooting element to no longer perform lock-on shooting; and accordingly, when any one of the locked positions of the lockable target object still locates on the display screen, enabling to maintain a lock-on shooting state for the lockable target object, satisfying the playing requirements of the player.

A computer system performs progress control of a game where a first team and a second team fight with each other in a game space including settings of a first team headquarters, a second team headquarters, and at least one intermediate base that either of the teams can alternately capture to use as a base. A game screen includes display of headquarters gauges whose gauge values increase or decrease in accordance with headquarters parameter values indicating conquered degrees of the first team headquarters and the second team headquarters. Capture difficulty of the intermediate base is adjusted based on the gauge values of the respective headquarters gauges of the first team and the second team.

In a special operation mode which receives an operation input for causing a player character that is falling, to perform a special action including a shooting action of shooting a predetermined object, an example of an information processing apparatus changes the posture of the player character that is falling, according to a component, regarding at least a pitch direction, of the direction of a virtual camera based on a camera operation input. In the special operation mode, the information processing apparatus sets a shooting direction of the predetermined object during the shooting action, according to the direction of the virtual camera based on the camera operation input. Moreover, the information processing apparatus controls the player character to perform the shooting action and control the predetermined object to move to the shooting direction, based on a shooting operation input performed by the player.

Systems, devices, and methods are presented for segmenting an image of a video stream with a client device by receiving one or more images depicting an object of interest and determining pixels within the one or more images corresponding to the object of interest. The systems, devices, and methods identify a position of a portion of the object of interest and determine a direction for the portion of the object of interest. Based on the direction of the portion of the object of interest, a histogram threshold is dynamically modified for identifying pixels as corresponding to the portion of the object of interest. The portion of the object of interest is replaced with a graphical interface element aligned with the direction of the portion of the object of interest.

Systems, devices, and methods are presented for segmenting an image of a video stream with a client device by receiving one or more images depicting an object of interest and determining pixels within the one or more images corresponding to the object of interest. The systems, devices, and methods identify a position of a portion of the object of interest and determine a direction for the portion of the object of interest. Based on the direction of the portion of the object of interest, a histogram threshold is dynamically modified for identifying pixels as corresponding to the portion of the object of interest. The portion of the object of interest is replaced with a graphical interface element aligned with the direction of the portion of the object of interest.

A method for generating mark information in a virtual environment includes displaying a target-perspective picture showing the virtual environment including a virtual character from a perspective, a sight bead and a mark control interface being displayed in the target-perspective picture. The method also includes receiving a first-perspective switching operation, and changing an observation direction of the target-perspective picture and an aiming position of the sight bead according to the first-perspective switching operation. The method further includes receiving a mark operation triggered on the mark control interface, and generating, according to the mark operation, mark information on a virtual object to which the aiming position points.

A method for generating mark information in a virtual environment includes displaying a target-perspective picture showing the virtual environment including a virtual character from a perspective, a sight bead and a mark control interface being displayed in the target-perspective picture. The method also includes receiving a first-perspective switching operation, and changing an observation direction of the target-perspective picture and an aiming position of the sight bead according to the first-perspective switching operation. The method further includes receiving a mark operation triggered on the mark control interface, and generating, according to the mark operation, mark information on a virtual object to which the aiming position points.