Patent ID: 9199170
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A gaming platform, comprising: a network-connected server having one or more processors coupled to a non-transitory physical storage medium; and software (SW) executing on the server from the non-transitory physical storage medium, the SW providing: an interactive interface for a game creator; tools selectable in the interactive interface enabling the game creator to create a plurality of games having a virtual environment including game objects that may be moved by a player in the game relative to other objects and structures; a physics engine operating the virtual environments in each of the plurality of games; a mechanism enabling the game creator to apply impediments to specific activities initiated by the player, the impediments altering the manner the physics engine initiates the activity in the virtual environment; and one or more interactive mechanisms for presenting choices to the game player; wherein, in response to the player attempting an activity to which an impediment has been applied, the software applies the impediment and one or more interactive mechanisms display a pop-up window presenting at least one of the choices to the player including enabling the player to purchase a pass to remove the impediment and continue the activity.