Mark Edwards Snow

US Patent:

20150050996, Feb 19, 2015

Filed:

Mar 5, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/198513

Inventors:

- Burbank CA, US
Christopher H. Stewart - Salt Lake City UT, US
Bradley A. Edwards - South Jordan UT, US
Mark Snow - Bountiful UT, US
Jaren J. Peterson - Layton UT, US
C. Matthew Dawson - Highland UT, US
Jon Matsukawa - Salt Lake City UT, US

Assignee:

Disney Enterprises, Inc. - Burbank CA

International Classification:

A63F 13/30

US Classification:

463 31

Abstract:

Systems and methods employing rule based techniques for handling virtual entity manifestation into gameplay modes in accordance with gameplay restrictions of the individual gameplay modes. The system may comprise a host server including one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules. The computer program modules may comprise a game module configured to execute an instance of the online game and to facilitate participation in one or more gameplay modes, a rule module configured to maintain rules corresponding to the restrictions for manifesting virtual entities into the individual gameplay modes, a creation module configured to create manifests including information corresponding to the rules for each gameplay mode, a determination module configured to determine which rules to apply to the virtual entities, and an application module configured to apply the rules according to the determinations.