User equipment (UE) includes a short-range transceiver configured for communication with a plurality of wireless access points (APs) distributed throughout a venue. The individual UEs can communicate with the venue via the APs. The UEs can be configured to play interactive games with the venue, some of which may be displayed on the large screen in the venue and others that are displayed on the display of the UE. Data may be sent to the UEs individually or in groups. The data may be in the form of advertising, text messaging, images, video, multimedia, or the like. An array of UEs can receive portions of an overall image and function as individual pixels in a large display.

In one aspect, a method for collecting user data through an augmented reality game is disclosed. The method comprises deploying an augmented reality geolocation treasure hunt game as a mobile application on a mobile computing device. Then beginning a geolocation treasure hunt game and loading user parameters of at least user location, user profile status, and user stored credentials. Next, generating a series of questions that when answered provide clues to the location of the next objective on the geolocation treasure hunt game, wherein the series of questions is in the format of a four square decision matrix. Next, collecting user information from the responses to the generated series of questions. Lastly, granting access to the reward based on at least the user's coordinates at the reward location.

A method and program product includes selecting by a user, a game using a designated software program loaded in a computer system. The user may select a a difficulty level of the game for playing and a game category within the selected difficulty level of the game for playing using the designated software program in the computer system. The method and program product include transmitting game instruction, wherein the game instruction comprises number words that contain place value for any number that ends in 11-99 and/or contains a period value ending in 11-99. The user input is checked by the designated software program to determine if the user input is correct. If the user input is incorrect a fail message is transmitted and displayed. If the user input is correct a reward message is transmitted and displayed. The user is then allowed to proceed to a new question in the game.

An integrated online gaming portal offers entertainment-related casual games and/or user-generated media. The integrated online gaming portal offers a variety of features, including media-based casual games, casual games featuring user-generated content, and a media-based horoscope. Media is received from a variety of sources, including TV and movie studios, actors/actresses, sponsors, and the user him- or herself. A media-integrated game is generated by incorporating the received media into a portal game, and a user is provided with access to the generated game. In some embodiments, the generated game is hosted by the portal server, while in other embodiments the generated game is downloaded to a computer or mobile device of the user.

Personal characteristic may be identified by receiving, at a server, game data indicative of a plurality of games, determining a first comparative game performance associated with a first game of the plurality of games, deriving a personal character from the first comparative game performance, and providing an indication of the personal characteristic. Each game of the plurality of games is designed to assess at least one personal characteristic. The personal characteristics may comprise abilities, skills, and/or interests. The first comparative game performance is determined, for example, based on the game data and comparative game information that is indicative of a comparison between game performance associated with the first game and respective game performance associated with at least one other game of the plurality of games.

Methods and systems for content processing are described. In one embodiment, gaming data is received from a gaming source server. The gaming data associated with a game. A content signal is received from a signal source during presentation of programming content. The programming content is associated with the content signal and the game. A determination of whether the content signal includes the trigger is made. The device content is presented using the gaming data. The device content is in synchronization with the presentation of the programming content based on a determination that the content signal includes a trigger. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.

Example methods and systems for computing a reaction time from an indexed event occurring in an indexed recording to a reaction signal are described. An example method includes receiving a sample of ambient content of a computing device, determining a position identification of the sample of ambient content into an indexed recording to which the sample of ambient content matches, based on the position identification, synchronizing display of content on a user interface of the computing device to the indexed recording, and computing the reaction time. The reaction signal is generated by the computing device and is indicative of a user's response to the indexed event.

A variety of games and methods for enhancing game play are provided. In one aspect, a secondary or ancillary game is played in parallel with a first game, such as a lottery ball draw. Yet another embodiment of game play provides for the repurposing of an existing taped game show. The previously recorded game show would be segmented into subsets of issues, for example, presentation of questions or answers (as in the case of Jeopardy), those issues would be presented to one or more players, a response would be received from those players, and the answer would be compared to the correct answer. Scoring would then rank players relative to one another or to indicate the amount of the prize.

The disclosure includes a method of selecting and playing a video playlist for a trivia-like game. The method may include determining a demographic of game players, distributing at least one playing card to each game player, and selecting a prearranged video playlist comprising a plurality of videos based upon the demographic of game players. In some embodiments, the method includes playing at least one video from the prearranged video playlist, whereby the at least one video may represent at least a portion of a plurality of questions for the trivia-like game.

Methods and systems for content processing are described. In one embodiment, gaming data is received from a gaming source server. The gaming data associated with a game. A content signal is received from a signal source during presentation of programming content. The programming content is associated with the content signal and the game. A determination of whether the content signal includes the trigger is made. The device content is presented using the gaming data. The device content is in synchronization with the presentation of the programming content based on a determination that the content signal includes a trigger. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.