Patent ID: 11957980
Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method, implemented by one or more processors, comprising:
executing a multiplayer gameplay session of a video game application where multiple players control in-game characters interacting within a virtual environment;
changing a first character from a normal state to a preliminarily defeated state at a first location in the virtual environment, wherein the first character is controlled by first user inputs provided by a first player on a first team;
generating a respawn activation item for the first character;
receiving second user inputs from a second player on the first team controlling a second character to acquire the respawn activation item;
receiving third user inputs causing a member of the first team to use the respawn activation item at a respawn location different from the first location; and
in response to using the respawn activation item at the respawn location, respawning the first character at the respawn location in the normal state.