Epic Games, Inc.

Geremy Steele Mustard

Joseph James Graf

Donald George Mustard

Various exemplary embodiments use social networks and their social graph APIs to participate in a game without needing to own, install, or play the game. These embodiments have the game post data to social networks and then allow the social media users to interact with that data. The embodiments perform this interaction without ever having to download, install, or play the game. The games then read that interaction and score it for participation in the game.

Systems and methods for video game participation via social network interactions

Various exemplary embodiments engage the community as a whole to complete game play tasks. In doing so, a large scale cooperative play may be achieved without having large groups of people directly connected to each other. These embodiments use the social graph to bring indirectly connected individuals together virtually to act as a greater force to solve a communal game play task. By solving the game play tasks globally, the player feels a connectedness to the community and their efforts that are not seen by players acting in isolation. The various exemplary embodiments also rewards players based upon group participation including granting larger rewards for larger participation. Furthermore, these embodiments may have a location based component to it, so that players come together a specific location in order to complete the communal task and claim the communal, and potentially location specific, reward.

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Springville, UT, United States of America

Geremy Steele Mustard