An electronic device 10 includes: a setting unit 231 that sets an association between a first game medium that is selected by a player and that serves as an operation target in the game and a second game medium that is selected by the player; a skip-processing-procedure deciding unit 232 that decides, on the basis of priorities respectively associated with skill-related processing procedures of the first game medium and the second game medium, the skill-related processing procedure that becomes a skip target; and a skill-processing-procedure executing unit 233 that executes skill processing procedures respectively associated with the first game medium and the second game medium on the basis of a player input, wherein the skill-processing-procedure executing unit 233 skips the decided skill-related processing procedure when the skill processing procedures associated with the first game medium and the second game medium are executed.

A tabletop display is provided, having a tabletop surface and a monitor spaced from the tabletop surface and angled obliquely with respect to the tabletop surface. The monitor defines a front, display surface and an opposing back surface. The tabletop display also includes a column extending from the tabletop surface to the back surface of the monitor, an input mechanism comprising an input aperture spaced from the tabletop surface, and an output mechanism comprising an output aperture spaced from the tabletop surface.

A tabletop display is provided, having a tabletop surface and a monitor spaced from the tabletop surface and angled obliquely with respect to the tabletop surface. The monitor defines a front, display surface and an opposing back surface. The tabletop display also includes a column extending from the tabletop surface to the back surface of the monitor, an input mechanism comprising an input aperture spaced from the tabletop surface, and an output mechanism comprising an output aperture spaced from the tabletop surface.

A distributed computer system for delivering a requested game experience at any venue of a plurality of distributed venues comprises: at each venue: a plurality of local units serving respective gameplay areas of the venue, each local unit coupled to a set of multimedia gaming equipment for delivering a game experience in its gameplay area, and a venue central unit configured to connect to each of the local units of that venue; a booking system for managing game bookings across the plurality of distributed venues, the booking system configured to receive, from a user device, a booking request denoting a requested venue of the plurality of distributed venues, and create a booking in response; and a master central server configured to connect to the session management system and the venue central unit of each venue; wherein the master central server is configured to generate a game session based on the booking, and automatically communicate the game session to the venue central unit of the requested venue, wherein the venue central unit receiving the game session is configured render accessible, to the local unit serving one of the gameplay areas, game details of the game session, and wherein that local unit is configured to deliver the requested game experience within that gameplay area, using its set of multimedia gaming equipment, based on the game details of the game session.

A distributed computer system for delivering a requested game experience at any venue of a plurality of distributed venues comprises: at each venue: a plurality of local units serving respective gameplay areas of the venue, each local unit coupled to a set of multimedia gaming equipment for delivering a game experience in its gameplay area, and a venue central unit configured to connect to each of the local units of that venue; a booking system for managing game bookings across the plurality of distributed venues, the booking system configured to receive, from a user device, a booking request denoting a requested venue of the plurality of distributed venues, and create a booking in response; and a master central server configured to connect to the session management system and the venue central unit of each venue; wherein the master central server is configured to generate a game session based on the booking, and automatically communicate the game session to the venue central unit of the requested venue, wherein the venue central unit receiving the game session is configured render accessible, to the local unit serving one of the gameplay areas, game details of the game session, and wherein that local unit is configured to deliver the requested game experience within that gameplay area, using its set of multimedia gaming equipment, based on the game details of the game session.

A controller system is provided herein that includes a controller base including at least one input device for receiving user input and a mechanical interface. The controller system further includes a controller module comprising a processor and memory. The controller module is configured to removably mount on the controller base at the mechanical interface thereby establishing a communication link therebetween. The user input received at the at least one input device is routed through the controller module to a console computing device.

A controller system is provided herein that includes a controller base including at least one input device for receiving user input and a mechanical interface. The controller system further includes a controller module comprising a processor and memory. The controller module is configured to removably mount on the controller base at the mechanical interface thereby establishing a communication link therebetween. The user input received at the at least one input device is routed through the controller module to a console computing device.

A computer device configured to provide a game to a user and to implement a special game element. A gameboard comprising gameboard locations is rendered on a display. A first set of the gameboard locations comprise tiles supporting game objects, and at least one of the gameboard locations does not comprise a tile. A user input selecting one of user selectable game elements supported by the tiles is received, and the device detects match game conditions. At least one tile of the gameboard supports a special game element, which is activated or triggered when a special game element triggering condition is detected. On detection of the special game element triggering condition, The special game element is triggered to cause it to move to a target gameboard location. If there is no tile at the target gameboard location a new tile is generated on the gameboard at the target gameboard location.

An image processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: displaying, in a user interface, a picture obtained by observing a virtual environment from a virtual camera, the picture including a distant view portion corresponding to a virtual area of the virtual environment, the virtual area being outside a preset range associated with the virtual camera; detecting an editing operation performed on a virtual model in the virtual area; and updating, in response to determining the edited virtual model meets a specific condition, the distant view portion based on the edited virtual model.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a game program causing a processor of a terminal device used by a user to execute: displaying an indication object 50 including an indication relating to a shot of a ball 31; receiving a first input operation performed by the user on a display screen; determining a position of a moving object 40 based on the first input operation; moving the moving object 40 toward the indication object 50 when the first input operation is released; and executing the shot in accordance with a release position of the first input operation and the indication determined by a positional relationship between the indication object 50 and the moving object after movement.