A terminal comprises processing circuitry configured to control a display to display a character video including a first character object representing a stream user; transmit character information to a plurality of viewing user terminals to display the character video to a plurality of viewing users different from the stream user; control the display to display a screen for a game played by the stream user; transmit game information to the plurality of viewing user terminals to display the game video to the plurality of viewing users; and produce a game effect according to instructions for the stream user from a viewing user terminal of one viewing user of the plurality of viewing users. Display of the screen includes displaying at least one of a screen for a first game and a screen for a second game as the screen for the game according to a progress of the game.

A terminal comprises processing circuitry configured to control a display to display a character video including a first character object representing a stream user; transmit character information to a plurality of viewing user terminals to display the character video to a plurality of viewing users different from the stream user; control the display to display a screen for a game played by the stream user; transmit game information to the plurality of viewing user terminals to display the game video to the plurality of viewing users; and produce a game effect according to instructions for the stream user from a viewing user terminal of one viewing user of the plurality of viewing users. Display of the screen includes displaying at least one of a screen for a first game and a screen for a second game as the screen for the game according to a progress of the game.

The invention provides a system to physically dispense an item, including tangible items and/or services or features, on-site from a dispenser whereby the item to be dispensed is selected by the system based on user-specific or item-specific information. In an embodiment, the system selects the dispensed item based on both user-specific and item-specific information. In another embodiment the invention comprises a system that activates gaming features in a gaming device based on user-specific information. In another embodiment, the invention comprises a system incorporated into an interactive amusement system to activate features of a playfield based on user-specific information.

A method and program for providing a game based on a touch screen is provided. The method includes obtaining, by a computer, a reference game image on which a plurality of characters operated according to a user input start from different points, the reference game image being obtained relative to a view point in a game space, generating, by the computer, a conversion game image by converting the reference game image into the conversion game image as one or more characters corresponding to each user move from a first side to a second side, and combining and providing, by the computer, an operation interface with the conversion game image.

A method and program for providing a game based on a touch screen is provided. The method includes obtaining, by a computer, a reference game image on which a plurality of characters operated according to a user input start from different points, the reference game image being obtained relative to a view point in a game space, generating, by the computer, a conversion game image by converting the reference game image into the conversion game image as one or more characters corresponding to each user move from a first side to a second side, and combining and providing, by the computer, an operation interface with the conversion game image.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program product for causing a server to realize functions to control progress of a video game in response to an operation of a user is provided. The functions include: a first setting function configured to set an ability to an available state when a predetermined available condition for the ability is satisfied, the ability being associated with an in-game element in the video game; and a second setting function configured to set a combination ability to an available state, the combination ability corresponding to a combination of an in-game element selected by the user and the ability that has become the available state by the setting of the first setting function.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program product for causing a server to realize functions to control progress of a video game in response to an operation of a user is provided. The functions include: a first setting function configured to set an ability to an available state when a predetermined available condition for the ability is satisfied, the ability being associated with an in-game element in the video game; and a second setting function configured to set a combination ability to an available state, the combination ability corresponding to a combination of an in-game element selected by the user and the ability that has become the available state by the setting of the first setting function.

A game apparatus for providing a user interface able to realize various game developments without degrading usability, including a display unit including a display screen and a processing unit that causes a plurality of objects to be displayed on the display screen of the display unit, changes, in a case in which at least one object of the plurality of objects is operated by a player in a first game, a display form of at least the operated object and specifies an area corresponding to the object whose display form is changed, and displays, in a case in which a first condition related to the first game is satisfied, the specified area as a second game area used in a second game different from the first game.

A game apparatus for providing a user interface able to realize various game developments without degrading usability, including a display unit including a display screen and a processing unit that causes a plurality of objects to be displayed on the display screen of the display unit, changes, in a case in which at least one object of the plurality of objects is operated by a player in a first game, a display form of at least the operated object and specifies an area corresponding to the object whose display form is changed, and displays, in a case in which a first condition related to the first game is satisfied, the specified area as a second game area used in a second game different from the first game.

A video server is configured to provide streaming video to players of computer games over a computing network. The video server can provided video of different games to different players simultaneously. This is accomplished by rendering several video streams in parallel using a single GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The output of the GPU is provided to graphics processing pipelines that are each associated with a specific client/player and are dynamically allocated as needed. A client qualifier may be used to assure that only clients capable of presenting the streaming video to a player at a minimum level of quality receive the video stream. Video frames provided by the video server optionally include overlays added to the output of the GPU. These overlays can include voice data received from another game player.