Patent Document ID: 9358458
Application ID: 12851788
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A system configured to present optional commitments to a player within the context of a videogame, the system comprising: one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising: a game module configured to generate views of a videogame for presentation to a player that enable the player to participate in the videogame; a commitment module configured to manage a set of commitment criteria associated with a commitment, wherein the set of commitment criteria comprises an activity criteria that defines ongoing and/or repeated actions required of a player over time to fulfill the commitment, a benefit criteria, and a penalty criteria; an invitation module configured to generate a commitment invitation inviting the player to accept the commitment associated with the set of commitment criteria, the invitation module being further configured to receive a response to the commitment invitation from the player; a benefit module configured such that, responsive to the player invitation module receiving an acceptance of the commitment invitation from the player, a benefit corresponding to the benefit criteria associated with the commitment is provided to the player within the videogame; and a performance evaluation module configured to determine whether ongoing and/or repeated actions of the player over time within the videogame satisfy the activity criteria associated with the commitment.