Patent ID: 11925872
Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to:
execute a video game application playable in at least a first mode and a second mode and wherein the first mode is played by at least two players, wherein the second mode includes a plurality of objectives that can be completed to advance progression in the second mode;
receive a first request for a first player to play in the first mode of the video game application, wherein the first player has progressed to a first progression point of a progression track of the video game application in the second mode, wherein completion of one or more first progression objectives advances the first player along the progression track in the second mode;
receive a second request for a second player to play in the first mode of the video game application, wherein the second player has progressed to a second progression point of the progression track of the video game application in the second mode, wherein completion of one or more second progression objectives advances the second player along the progression track in the second mode;
determine at least a first objective from among the one or more first progression objectives and at least a second objective from among the one or more second progression objectives; and
instantiate an instance of the video game application in the first mode for the first player and the second player, wherein the instance of the first mode includes the first objective and the second objective.