A method of video editing includes: receiving data identifying a videogame, and data representative of one or more in-game events, analysing one or more aspects of the in-game events to generate at least a first statistical model for identifying statistically significant in-game events, identifying whether a current in-game event is statistically significant based on a generated statistical model and if so, extracting video of the event from a video buffer, and evaluating whether to include the extracted video in a themed highlight reel and if so, including the extracted video in the themed highlight reel.

A method of video editing includes: receiving data identifying a videogame, and data representative of one or more in-game events, analysing one or more aspects of the in-game events to generate at least a first statistical model for identifying statistically significant in-game events, identifying whether a current in-game event is statistically significant based on a generated statistical model and if so, extracting video of the event from a video buffer, and evaluating whether to include the extracted video in a themed highlight reel and if so, including the extracted video in the themed highlight reel.

Computing an output image of a dynamic scene. A value of E is selected which is a parameter describing desired dynamic content of the scene in the output image. Using selected intrinsic camera parameters and a selected viewpoint, for individual pixels of the output image to be generated, the method computes a ray that goes from a virtual camera through the pixel into the dynamic scene. For individual ones of the rays, sample at least one point along the ray. For individual ones of the sampled points, a viewing direction being a direction of the corresponding ray, and E, query a machine learning model to produce colour and opacity values at the sampled point with the dynamic content of the scene as specified by E. For individual ones of the rays, apply a volume rendering method to the colour and opacity values computed along that ray, to produce a pixel value of the output image.

In a gaming environment including an aggregation platform, remote game servers (RGS) and Gaming Platform as a Service (GPAS), a method for operating an aggregation platform in a gaming environment. The method including associating a player with tokens and features, where the tokens are usable to acquire the features, monitoring operation of the player with the tokens in the games, and determining operation of Features in the games, based upon the operation of the player with the tokens.

A system and method for facilitating lighting of objects during interactive gameplay by users on client computing platforms distinguishes activities performed prior to interactive gameplay and during interactive gameplay. Different client computing platforms may have different levels of graphics performance. Lighting may be defined by characteristics of one or more light sources that illuminate one or more objects in a multi-dimensional volume in a virtual space. Different lighting techniques or lighting features may be combined to create lighting during interactive gameplay. Some lighting techniques or lighting features may only be available and/or supported on high-performance computing platforms, whereas other lighting features may be available even on low-performance computing platforms.

A system and method for facilitating lighting of objects during interactive gameplay by users on client computing platforms distinguishes activities performed prior to interactive gameplay and during interactive gameplay. Different client computing platforms may have different levels of graphics performance. Lighting may be defined by characteristics of one or more light sources that illuminate one or more objects in a multi-dimensional volume in a virtual space. Different lighting techniques or lighting features may be combined to create lighting during interactive gameplay. Some lighting techniques or lighting features may only be available and/or supported on high-performance computing platforms, whereas other lighting features may be available even on low-performance computing platforms.

An information handling system may receive a request from a user for expert assistance associated with a gaming application. The information handling system may determine a recommendation of one or more experts from a plurality of available experts based, at least in part, on the gaming application and one or more gaming characteristics of each of the plurality of available experts. The information handling system may initiate a gaming assistance session between the user and at least one of the determined experts.

An information handling system may receive a request from a user for expert assistance associated with a gaming application. The information handling system may determine a recommendation of one or more experts from a plurality of available experts based, at least in part, on the gaming application and one or more gaming characteristics of each of the plurality of available experts. The information handling system may initiate a gaming assistance session between the user and at least one of the determined experts.

A data processing device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a reception unit, a generation unit, and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives operation requests with respect to an application from an arbitrary number of application execution devices executing the application. The generation unit generates application operation data that includes operation input data for the application and time data indicating the time when the relevant operation input data is applied to the application. The transmission unit transmits the application operation data to the arbitrary number of application execution devices. When an operation request is received from one or more of the arbitrary number of application execution devices, the generation unit generates operation input data on the basis of the relevant operation request.

A data processing device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a reception unit, a generation unit, and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives operation requests with respect to an application from an arbitrary number of application execution devices executing the application. The generation unit generates application operation data that includes operation input data for the application and time data indicating the time when the relevant operation input data is applied to the application. The transmission unit transmits the application operation data to the arbitrary number of application execution devices. When an operation request is received from one or more of the arbitrary number of application execution devices, the generation unit generates operation input data on the basis of the relevant operation request.