A battle royale game is provided to forward a supply box. A method for providing the battle royale game includes steps of: (a) confirming specific supply box forwarding timing candidates and specific timing probabilities corresponding thereto, wherein the specific supply box forwarding timing candidates match with the specific game-progression degree; and (b) forwarding the supply box to a supply box forwarding spot at a specific supply box forwarding timing, to thereby support players to acquire supply items contained in the supply box, wherein the specific supply box forwarding timing is calculated by a predetermined 1-st function having arguments of the specific supply box forwarding timing candidates and the specific timing probabilities and wherein the supply box forwarding spot is calculated by a predetermined 2-nd function having arguments of the area metadata, playing locations of the players on a map, and designated locations by the players.

A system and method for providing online games on client devices based on capabilities of the client devices are disclosed. Device capability information may be obtained from the client devices during the online game. Values of one or more capability parameters may be determined based on the device capability information obtained. Device profiles may be assigned to the client devices based on the determined values of the capability parameters. One or more game features may be adjusted in accordance with the assigned device profile for implementing the online game on the client devices. The adjustable game features may include frame rate, level of detail of rendering, level of 3D graphics, level of collision effects, animation type, gameplay available for user interaction, gameplay content for user interaction, communication mode, physics effects available for display, level of artificial intelligence, and/or any other features of the online game.

A system and method for providing online games on client devices based on capabilities of the client devices are disclosed. Device capability information may be obtained from the client devices during the online game. Values of one or more capability parameters may be determined based on the device capability information obtained. Device profiles may be assigned to the client devices based on the determined values of the capability parameters. One or more game features may be adjusted in accordance with the assigned device profile for implementing the online game on the client devices. The adjustable game features may include frame rate, level of detail of rendering, level of 3D graphics, level of collision effects, animation type, gameplay available for user interaction, gameplay content for user interaction, communication mode, physics effects available for display, level of artificial intelligence, and/or any other features of the online game.

A gaming device for use with an interactive gaming system. The gaming device is carried by a gamer and provides a direct view of a destination part, where the destination is implementing the gaming system. The destination part may emit or reflect light comprising a combination of public images and video perceivable with the naked eye and private images and video only perceivable when looking through the gaming device. The device comprises front and back facing cameras for capturing images transmitted to the gaming system as game information, where the back facing camera is optionally adapted to filter the emitted or reflected light to reveal the private image. Further adaptations allow for the spatially aligned augmentation of the direct view with respect to a destination part. The gaming device is usable as a summoning device including providing movement directions to the gamer with respect to the destination parts.

A gaming device for use with an interactive gaming system. The gaming device is carried by a gamer and provides a direct view of a destination part, where the destination is implementing the gaming system. The destination part may emit or reflect light comprising a combination of public images and video perceivable with the naked eye and private images and video only perceivable when looking through the gaming device. The device comprises front and back facing cameras for capturing images transmitted to the gaming system as game information, where the back facing camera is optionally adapted to filter the emitted or reflected light to reveal the private image. Further adaptations allow for the spatially aligned augmentation of the direct view with respect to a destination part. The gaming device is usable as a summoning device including providing movement directions to the gamer with respect to the destination parts.

Provided are a data transmission method and related apparatuses. The method is applicable to an electronic device established with a plurality of wireless communication links and includes the following. A game running scene is detected. in response to a game application running in a foreground. A scene data packet of the game running scene is acquired. At least two target wireless communication links are selected from the plurality of wireless communication links based on the game running scene and performing shunt transmission on the scene data packet.

In a network match puzzle game, players participate through wireless communication over the Internet. A game management system is provided for a puzzle game in which players alternately put blocks of different shapes in unoccupied space on a game board of a predetermined shape within a predetermined allotted time, and sets competition schedule information including match start times of all matches of a tournament up to a final match, each match start time being calculated by using a game time per match based on a maximum turn number and the allotted time, the maximum turn number being set for each game board or for each shape and/or number of the blocks. The game management system provides the competition schedule information, receives a competition entry request, and sets pairings in the tournament. The game management system establishes a game session and performs game control, and simultaneously starts control of games.

Methods and apparatus provide for: generating image data for an application to be displayed on an output device; recording the image data generated by the image generating unit; and receiving operation information from an input device, where the recording includes storing the image data for an application for a predetermined period of time up to the point in time at which operation information is received during the receiving operation information from a specific input unit provided in the input device while displaying an application image.

Methods and apparatus provide for: generating image data for an application to be displayed on an output device; recording the image data generated by the image generating unit; and receiving operation information from an input device, where the recording includes storing the image data for an application for a predetermined period of time up to the point in time at which operation information is received during the receiving operation information from a specific input unit provided in the input device while displaying an application image.

A system obtains game medium information associated with a game medium in a virtual space. When a predetermined event occurs, the system determines a generation condition for an image of the virtual space based on the game medium information. The system generates an image including the game medium based on the generation condition.