US 11,745,103 B2
Methods for providing customized camera views in virtualized environments based on touch-based user input
James Paul Ceraldi, Surrey (CA); Brad Steeves, Vancouver (CA); and Bryan Brandt, Vancouver (CA)
Assigned to Hothead Games Inc., Vancouver (CA)
Filed by Hothead Games Inc., Vancouver (CA)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/353,576.
Application 17/353,576 is a continuation of application No. 16/814,773, filed on Mar. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,077,371.
Application 16/814,773 is a continuation of application No. 15/886,741, filed on Feb. 1, 2018, granted, now 10,589,175, issued on Mar. 17, 2020.
Application 15/886,741 is a continuation of application No. 15/195,943, filed on Jun. 28, 2016, granted, now 10,004,991, issued on Jun. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0308574 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. A63F 13/5258 (2014.01); A63F 13/2145 (2014.01); A63F 13/86 (2014.01); A63F 13/42 (2014.01); A63F 13/525 (2014.01); A63F 13/5252 (2014.01); A63F 13/5255 (2014.01); A63F 13/837 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/5258 (2014.09) [A63F 13/2145 (2014.09); A63F 13/42 (2014.09); A63F 13/525 (2014.09); A63F 13/5252 (2014.09); A63F 13/5255 (2014.09); A63F 13/837 (2014.09); A63F 13/86 (2014.09)] 20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
providing a virtual gaming environment on a touch screen display device, the touch screen display device receiving touch-based user input comprising any of a swipe, tap or pinch on the touch screen display device to create a customized camera viewing experience of a gameplay event of interest involving a target, wherein the customized camera viewing experience comprises an entire event from discharging, traveling, and hitting of the target by a projectile;
during the traveling of the projectile, receiving the touch-based user input on the touch screen display device; and
providing a customized camera view of the gameplay event of interest based on the touch-based user input, wherein when the touch-based user input comprises a touch within an interactive graphical user interface displayed on the touch screen display device, the projectile slows its traversal speed towards the target.