Patent ID: 9731208
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A63F

Claim:
1. A method of playing a video game, comprising: commencing a video game using data stored on a first item of media, the first item of media configured to be received and read by a first media device; selecting a character for play in the video game using data stored on a second item of media, the second item of media configured to be read by a second media device when the second item of media is located in proximity to the second media device for a predetermined period of time; manipulating the character in the video game; upon reaching a particular point in the game, modifying an attribute of the character using data stored on a third item of media, the third item of media configured to be read by the second media device when the third item of media is located in proximity to the second media device for a predetermined period of time; and updating information relating to the character on the second item of media by relocating the second item of media in proximity to the second media device after locating the third item of media in proximity to the second media device to cause data representing the modified attribute of the character to be sent back to the second item of media.