Patent ID: 8854298

Claim:
A method for enabling a handheld device to capture video of an interactive session of an interactive application presented on a main display, the method comprising: initiating the interactive session of the interactive application, the interactive session defining interactivity between a user and the interactive application; determining an initial position and orientation of a handheld device operated by a spectator; determining a current state of the interactive application based on the interactivity between the user and the interactive application; tracking the position and orientation of the handheld device during the interactive session; generating a spectator video stream of the interactive session based on the current state of the interactive application and the tracked position and orientation of the handheld device; rendering the spectator video stream on a handheld display of the handheld device wherein the position and orientation of the handheld device define a position and orientation of a virtual viewpoint within a virtual space defined by the interactive application; and wherein the spectator video stream includes images of the virtual space captured from the perspective of the virtual viewpoint.