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Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 19, 2016
Applicant:

Electronic Arts Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kent Wakeford, Hillsborough, CA (US);

Tomi Huttula, San Rafael, CA (US);

Assignee:

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., Redwood City, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3227 (2013.01); G07F 17/3262 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01); G07F 17/3269 (2013.01); G07F 17/3286 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method that makes game content from a single online game accessible to users via multiple platforms. The multiple platforms may include virtual reality platforms and non-virtual reality platforms. Amounts of gameplay of the online game by the users via the virtual reality platforms may be monitored. The gameplay of the online game via the virtual reality platforms may be limited. As such, responsive to the amounts of gameplay by the users reaching gameplay thresholds, access to the online game through the first platform is restricted for the users until corresponding requirements are satisfied. The users may be able to play the online game via the non-virtual reality platforms while the gameplay of the online game via the virtual reality platforms is restricted.


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