Electronic Arts Inc.

James Nunn Hejl, Jr

Gerald Richard Phaneuf

Christopher K Prather

Stephen Roger Kestell

Techniques are disclosed that can obtain a description of intended digital content data in a producer computer, create a task graph of the intended digital content data, send the task graph to a consumer computer over a bus, execute the task graph locally in the consumer computer to realize an approximation of the intended digital content data, and render the approximation of the intended digital content data on a local display or other appropriate output device.

Distributed realization of digital content

The present disclosure provides for the dynamic mapping of functions within a content development application to a control surface including a plurality of distinct modular input consoles. The system includes a console controller that is configured to monitor usage of the content development application by the user and to dynamically control the mapping of functions to the control surface based on the contextual operation of the content development application. The console controller can determine the functions that are to be mapped to the control surface based on the context of the application and the functions that are prioritized for use by a user of the content development application.

Dynamic control surface

A video game test system can determine an objective measure of elapsed time between interaction with a video game controller and the occurrence of a particular event within the video game. This objective measure enables a tester to determine whether a video game is objectively operating slowly or just feels slow to the tester, and may indicate the existence of coding errors that may affect execution speed, but not cause visible errors. The system may obtain the objective measure of elapsed time by simulating a user's interaction with the video game. Further, the system may identify data embedded into a frame of an animation by the video game source code to identify the occurrence of a corresponding event. The system can then measure the elapsed time between the simulated user interaction and the occurrence or triggering of the corresponding event.

System for testing command execution latency within a video game

An application test system can determine an objective measure of elapsed time between interaction with a user interface device and the occurrence of a particular event within the application, such as a video game. This objective measure enables a tester to determine whether an application is objectively operating slowly or just feels slow to the tester, and may indicate the existence of coding errors that may affect execution speed, but not cause visible errors. The system may obtain the objective measure of elapsed time by simulating a user's interaction with the application. Further, the system may identify data embedded into a frame of an animation by the application source code to identify the occurrence of a corresponding event. The system can then measure the elapsed time between the simulated user interaction and the occurrence or triggering of the corresponding event.

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Austin, TX, United States of America

James Nunn Hejl, Jr