Patent ID: 11904244
Assignee: nan
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A method for playing a multidimensional sports game, the multidimensional sports game having a physical component played via a physical sports activity and a virtual component played via a virtual competitive game, the physical sports activity is played by a plurality of physical players within a physical playing area and incorporates one or more movable game objects, the virtual competitive game is played by a plurality of virtual game users with each virtual game user controlling one or more virtual players, the physical players and the virtual game users are organized into two opposing teams comprising a first team and a second team, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a game host device;
providing an interactive game portal positioned within the physical playing area, the interactive game portal having a portal boundary sensor, a physical portal boundary, and a frame with a frame opening, the frame opening defining the physical portal boundary;
providing a physical-virtual interaction module;
providing one or more player devices;
providing a game object projector positioned within the physical playing area;
initiating the physical component of the multidimensional sports game within the physical playing area;
physically propelling the movable game object by one of the physical players such that the movable game object crosses the physical portal boundary along an inbound path, causing a physical interaction between the movable game object and the physical portal boundary;
detecting the physical interaction of the movable game object passing through the frame opening using the portal boundary sensor, and transmitting sensor data to the physical-virtual interaction module;
transmitting a transition signal to the game host device by the physical-virtual interaction module and causing a physical to virtual game transition;
initiating the virtual component of the multidimensional sports game by the game host device;
implementing a virtual game space and creating a virtual game object therein;
implementing a virtual portal boundary within the virtual game space;
inputting player commands by the virtual game users via the player devices to control the virtual players;
moving the virtual players within the virtual game space via the player commands and manipulating the virtual game object by at least one of the virtual players;
triggering a virtual to physical game transition by propelling the virtual game object within the virtual game space along an outbound virtual path which crosses the virtual portal boundary;
resuming the physical component of the multidimensional sports game and propelling the movable game object by the game object projector along an outbound physical path;
triggering a second physical to virtual game transaction; and
achieving a virtual game objective by manipulating the movable game object to contact an objective target by the virtual player of one of the teams.