Patent ID: 8221221
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: A63F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for metrics-based game operations, the method comprising: receiving information over a communication network concerning gameplay of a first player in an online game session, the information having been collected in accordance with a predefined benchmark of the online game session; providing the received information to a database in memory for storage; executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor: generates, during the online game session, a metric based on an analysis of the information concerning the gameplay of the first player in the online game session; determines instructions for customizing a gameplay operation based on the generated metric; and provides the determined instructions for use in customizing the gameplay operation during the online game session, or during subsequent online game sessions for the first player, wherein the customization adjusts or avoids a gameplay situation that falls outside a range of difficulty corresponding to a skill of the first player.