Patent ID: 8235817

Claim:
A method for object-based observation, the method comprising: analyzing data corresponding to game play of a plurality of users, the analysis of the game play data taking place at a computing device configured to analyze game play, the analyzed data including the use of a specified object during game play; identifying a prowess of a first user from the plurality of users with respect to the specified object as a result of analyzing the data corresponding to game play of the first user; identifying a prowess of a second user from the plurality of users with respect to the specified object as a result of analyzing the data corresponding to game play of the second user in a game environment, the second user having a prowess that is less than that of the first user; and providing the second user access to video of use of the specified object by the first user, wherein the video is independent of the game play of the second user and displayed during the game play of the second user in the game environment through use of a gaming device associated with the second user.