Patent ID: 9216346
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: A63F,G06F,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: in response to receiving a request from a client device to initiate execution of a game, generating, by a server comprising one or more processors, a collection of images, each image of the collection of images depicting at least a portion of a three-dimensional (3D) space from one of multiple projection nodes along a projection path, the projection path connecting the multiple projection nodes within the 3D space; providing, by the server, a first portion of the collection of images to the client device based on a positioning of a first projection node relative to a position of a player that represents a user within the 3D space, the client device being configured to render at least a portion of the 3D space from the first portion of the collection of images; and providing, by the server, a second portion of the collection of images to the client device based on movement of the player within the 3D space, the client device being configured to render at least a further portion of the 3D space from the second portion of the collection of images.