Patent ID: 8882582
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of automatically generating user-specific tutorials for an interactive game on a games terminal, the method comprising: monitoring, using a processor, a performance metric of a user in a gaming session, the performance metric comprising at least one of: (i) use of a hidden game area in a gameplay environment of the interactive game, and (ii) use of a game shortcut in the gameplay environment; generating a tutorial for the user based on the performance metrics, wherein the tutorial is generated based on: (i) a time difference between a first play session and a second play session of the user, and (ii) a skill level of the user falling below a predefined skill threshold, wherein the skill level of the user is determined based on a progress of the user towards completing the predefined gameplay objective of the at least one performance metric; and outputting the tutorial to the user, without receiving, from the user, any request for the tutorial.