Patent ID: 11964206
Assignee: GARENA ONLINE PRIVATE LIMITED
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the playing area is further configured to remain in the second configuration for a variable time interval having a default time period after completing the shrinking to the second configuration, and wherein the one or more computers are further configured to perform operations comprising:
determining that the playing area has completed shrinking to the second configuration;
in response to determining that the playing area has completed shrinking to the second configuration, determining whether a number of players alive in the gaming environment at a time when the playing area has completed shrinking to the second configuration, is equal to or lower than the threshold value;
in response to determining that the number of players alive in the gaming environment at the time when the playing area has completed shrinking to the second configuration is equal to or lower than the threshold value, shortening the variable time interval to a time period shorter than the default time period to obtain a shortened time period; and
maintaining the playing area in the second configuration for the shortened time period.