Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for cloud gaming. In some examples, an apparatus for cloud gaming includes processing circuitry. For example, the processing circuitry receives a video sequence and metadata associated with the video sequence. The video sequence includes a sequence of picture frames generated in response to gaming control information, and the metadata is indicative of the gaming control information. The processing circuitry can configure encoding parameters based on the metadata that is indicative of the gaming control information. Then, the processing circuitry can encode the video sequence into a coded video bitstream, based on the encoding parameters.

An information processing device for drawing an object arranged in a three-dimensional virtual space, in an expression viewed from a virtual camera, the object including a field object associated with a two-dimensional plane defined by a first axis and a second axis, and a specific object arranged on the field object, the device including: a change processing unit changing a region of the field object falling within a viewing angle of the virtual camera; and a deformation processing unit deforming the field object, in which in a case where the region is changed by the change processing unit, the deformation processing unit makes a deformation mode of the field object different when it is determined that the specific object is positioned in the region after being changed and when it is determined that the specific object is not positioned in the region after being changed.

An information processing device for drawing an object arranged in a three-dimensional virtual space, in an expression viewed from a virtual camera, the object including a field object associated with a two-dimensional plane defined by a first axis and a second axis, and a specific object arranged on the field object, the device including: a change processing unit changing a region of the field object falling within a viewing angle of the virtual camera; and a deformation processing unit deforming the field object, in which in a case where the region is changed by the change processing unit, the deformation processing unit makes a deformation mode of the field object different when it is determined that the specific object is positioned in the region after being changed and when it is determined that the specific object is not positioned in the region after being changed.

An information-processing device selects a worn-item object to be worn by a character object within a virtual space, controls the character object within the virtual space, deforms at least one part of the character object by a degree according to a first parameter that is associated with the selected worn-item object, the at least one part being associated with the first parameter, and generates, by use of a virtual camera, an image of the virtual space that includes the character object wearing the selected worn-item object.

An information-processing device selects a worn-item object to be worn by a character object within a virtual space, controls the character object within the virtual space, deforms at least one part of the character object by a degree according to a first parameter that is associated with the selected worn-item object, the at least one part being associated with the first parameter, and generates, by use of a virtual camera, an image of the virtual space that includes the character object wearing the selected worn-item object.

A online gaming system may provide for a videographer mode in online gaming. The online gaming system may initiate an instance of an online game for players playing the online game in a player mode, establish connections to respective game clients of the players and to a videographer client of a computing device of a videographer, the videographer being a user participating in the online game in a videographer mode differing from the player mode, the videographer mode including capturing gameplay at least one of the players. Then, the online game system may receive player input data from at least one of the players, update a game state of the instance based on the player input data, and output respective game client data to the respective game clients and videographer client data the videographer client.

A online gaming system may provide for a videographer mode in online gaming. The online gaming system may initiate an instance of an online game for players playing the online game in a player mode, establish connections to respective game clients of the players and to a videographer client of a computing device of a videographer, the videographer being a user participating in the online game in a videographer mode differing from the player mode, the videographer mode including capturing gameplay at least one of the players. Then, the online game system may receive player input data from at least one of the players, update a game state of the instance based on the player input data, and output respective game client data to the respective game clients and videographer client data the videographer client.

A refresh rate switching method and an electronic device are provided. In the method, the electronic device dynamically switches a corresponding screen refresh rate by determining whether a current display image is a high frame rate scenario or a standard frame rate scenario. In the high frame rate scenario, a relatively high screen refresh rate is used to support a high display frame rate. In this way, a user can obtain experience of the high display frame rate, and the display image is smooth without motion blur. In the standard frame rate scenario, a default low screen refresh rate is used to reduce power consumption of an entire system.

A refresh rate switching method and an electronic device are provided. In the method, the electronic device dynamically switches a corresponding screen refresh rate by determining whether a current display image is a high frame rate scenario or a standard frame rate scenario. In the high frame rate scenario, a relatively high screen refresh rate is used to support a high display frame rate. In this way, a user can obtain experience of the high display frame rate, and the display image is smooth without motion blur. In the standard frame rate scenario, a default low screen refresh rate is used to reduce power consumption of an entire system.

In one embodiment, a method includes, by a client system of a first user, presenting, by the client system, a display interface comprising a plurality of layers, where a first layer is a game container containing a first game, the display interface comprising an activatable element to access a video communication, receiving, by the client system, an input from the first user to initiate the video communication with a second user within the first layer of the display interface via a selection of the activatable element, generating, by the client system, a video container in a second layer of the display interface, where the second layer contains the video communication with the second user in a full-screen view, reducing, by the client system, the first layer containing the game container to a thumbnail within the display interface, and overlaying, by the client system, the first layer onto the second layer.