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.

Provided is a program, etc. for further encouraging a player to play a game. Provided is a program for a game including a multi-battle in which a plurality of players combat against a common enemy character, said program causing a computer to execute: a step of accepting a multi-battle initiation input from a player; a step of initiating a multi-battle for combating against a predetermined enemy character on the basis of the accepted multi-battle initiation input; a step of accepting a participation request input from the player, said participation request input requesting another player to participate in the initiated multi-battle; and a step of executing a process for inflicting damage on the enemy character upon accepting the participation request input.

A system and method is provided for training operators (e.g., users), including new nurses or nephrologists as well as patients or their family members, to learn the intricacies of dialysis (e.g., hemodialysis) treatment through a simulation. The simulation may afford users the ability to fail catastrophically in simulated dialysis treatment, see the consequences, learn and internalize complex algorithms, and develop the ability to think in a time pressured situation. The simulation may thereby provide a safe learning environment for experiencing decisions and consequences of these decisions when performing a dialysis treatment. In some instances, the simulation may be in a mobile application form factor to encourage more ubiquitous use on personal devices, which may provide ease of access for the dialysis training. The simulation may further include time-based simulated scenarios that increase in difficulty and complexity between levels.

A method of acquiring probability information of a gacha system includes: acquiring, by a first user terminal, second gacha event information that is information about a gacha event occurring in a second user terminal; acquiring, by the first user terminal, third gacha event information that is information about a gacha event occurring in a third user terminal; acquiring probability information of the gacha system based on the acquired second gacha event information and third gacha event information; and displaying the acquired probability information of the gacha system.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded therein a program executed by a processor of a server apparatus, the program causing the processor to: receive a first user's input for a competitive video game that uses (i) card objects of the first user of a first terminal apparatus, and (ii) enemy card objects of a second user of a second terminal apparatus; place, on a first deck zone, a first type card object of the first user, place, on a second deck zone, a second type card object and a third type card object; in response to a first user's input; allow the first type card object to be placed on a first area on which placement of the enemy card objects is not allowed; allow the second type card object placed on the second deck zone to be placed on a second area on which placement of at least one of the enemy card objects is allowed; and allow the third type object card placed on the second deck zone to be placed on the first area or the second area.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded therein a program executed by a processor of a server apparatus, the program causing the processor to: receive a first user's input for a competitive video game that uses (i) card objects of the first user of a first terminal apparatus, and (ii) enemy card objects of a second user of a second terminal apparatus; place, on a first deck zone, a first type card object of the first user, place, on a second deck zone, a second type card object and a third type card object; in response to a first user's input; allow the first type card object to be placed on a first area on which placement of the enemy card objects is not allowed; allow the second type card object placed on the second deck zone to be placed on a second area on which placement of at least one of the enemy card objects is allowed; and allow the third type object card placed on the second deck zone to be placed on the first area or the second area.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores a program causing a computer to execute: registering a game object selected by each player, each player selecting the game object from a plurality of types of game objects, the game object being registered as a participating object serving as an operable target in a first game; setting a special object for the first game; changing the operable target to the special object, irrespective of the type of the participating object, for a player satisfying a prescribed condition in the first game; executing the first game by using common status information that is common at least to the participating objects of the same type when a player uses the participating object as the operable object; and executing the first game by using special status information set for the special object when a player uses the special object as the operable object.

Disclosed are a control response method and apparatus, and a terminal. The method is applied to a touch control terminal capable of presenting a graphical user interface, including: providing a first control on a graphical user interface, the operation response region of the first control including a first control region and a first response region; providing a second touch region on a graphical user interface, wherein the second touch region at least partially overlaps with the first response region; detecting a first touch operation acting on an overlap region of the second touch region and the first response region; determining an operation instruction generated in response to the first touch operation according to the game parameter, wherein the operation instruction is a first operation instruction corresponding to the first control or a second operation instruction corresponding to the second touch region.

Disclosed are a control response method and apparatus, and a terminal. The method is applied to a touch control terminal capable of presenting a graphical user interface, including: providing a first control on a graphical user interface, the operation response region of the first control including a first control region and a first response region; providing a second touch region on a graphical user interface, wherein the second touch region at least partially overlaps with the first response region; detecting a first touch operation acting on an overlap region of the second touch region and the first response region; determining an operation instruction generated in response to the first touch operation according to the game parameter, wherein the operation instruction is a first operation instruction corresponding to the first control or a second operation instruction corresponding to the second touch region.

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for video transmission. In one example, computer-readable storage media store instructions cause a processor to: generate first motion data; distribute, toward terminal devices of a plurality of viewers via a communication line, the first motion data; receive a web page; receive first operation data from a user interface; generate a second video related to a computer-implemented game on the basis of the first operation data by using the received web page; distribute the second video toward the terminal devices of the plurality of viewer; receive viewer data regarding a plurality of viewers; extract a selected game object out of a plurality of game objects to be used in the game; calculate a control parameter related to the selected game object on the basis of the viewer data; generate the second video including the selected game object; and distribute the second video toward the terminal devices.