Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Jefferson Ng

Justin David Brown

Edmund Samuel Victor Pinto

Theodore Ludovicus Michel

Eric David Heutchy

Keith R Kline

Daniel Av

Vance P O'Neill

Micheal Dunn

Vincent Bannister

Wisgary F Torres

Stephen Paul Dolan

Paul Lyttle

Rankin J Kern

David A Straily

Praneeth Kallu

Brahmnes Tsz Foon Fung

The systems and techniques described herein generate a skill rating of a participant with respect to a new title. The system is configured to generate a generic skill rating algorithm based on an aggregate of parameters and parameter weights that already exist in established skill rating algorithms of other titles of a particular game category. Once the generic skill rating algorithm is generated, the system is configured to aggregate, organize, and plug participant performance data into the generic skill rating algorithm so that a representative skill rating for the participant can be calculated. The representative skill rating is provided to the new title thereby enabling the new title to effectively match participants in a multiplayer session of the new title such that a fair and a competitive gaming experience is realized.

Skill matching for a multiplayer session

Embodiments that relate to systems and methods for grouping players into a multiplayer game session are provided. In one embodiment, a first match request for a multiplayer game session is received and includes one or more requested player attributes. A plurality of other match requests are received, with one being a second match request including one or more requested player attributes. The first and second match requests are matched based on the requested player attributes. A notification of the match is sent to a client device of the first requesting player, with the notification configured to be received while the client device runs a user session different from the multiplayer game session. The notification includes a selectable element configured to instantiate the multiplayer game session on the client device in place of a user session when the selectable element is selected.

Matchmaking in multiplayer gaming

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Jefferson Ng