Patent ID: 9272219
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: A63F,G06T

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: in an automated operation using one more processors, receiving, by a server computing device, an indication of a placement event occurring at a client computing device, the placement event corresponding to a user selecting selection coordinates for a placement of a game object within a graphical user interface presenting an isometric projection of a virtual environment, the game object being modeled with a two-dimensional model; determining, at the server computing device, based on the selection coordinates, a front-side surface area selected from an existing game object; generating, at the server computing device, data representative of the placement of the game object within the virtual environment relative to the front-side surface area selected from the existing game object, wherein the data comprises a height of the game object based on a height of the existing game object increased by a determinable amount; generating, at the server computing device, game state data representative of the game object placed within the virtual environment relative to the front-side surface area, wherein the server computing device and the client computing device are independent of each other.