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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2014
Activision Publishing, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Michael Condrey, San Carlos, CA (US);
Mark Rubin, Encino, CA (US);
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for transparently styling non-player characters ('NPCs') in multiplayer video games such that it is difficult to distinguish between human players and computer-controlled NPCs. NPCs may be styled to resemble human players in terms of both player profile attributes and gameplay actions such that players may not recognize NPCs as non-human, computer-controlled players. Additionally, or alternatively, NPCs and/or human players may be presented with a limited set of profile attributes that may reduce or eliminate the ability to distinguish between human players and NPCs, one or more profile attributes may be 'anonymized,' and/or the ability to view player profiles of human players and/or NPCs may be disabled altogether. In certain gameplay sessions including real and/or practice gameplay sessions, human players may be prompted to select from among a predetermined set of playable characters having predefined profile attributes.