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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2023
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Victoria Dorn, San Mateo, CA (US);
Mahdi Azmandian, San Mateo, CA (US);
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for generating a character for use in a video game is provided, including: receiving captured video of a user; analyzing the captured video to identify movements of the user; using the identified movements of the user to define one or more animations of a character; receiving descriptive input generated by the user; determining game-specific constraints for the character in the video game; using the descriptive input and the game-specific constraints to prompt a generative artificial intelligence (AI) to generate visual elements of the character; using the character for gameplay of a video game, wherein using the character includes rendering the character having the generated visual elements and triggering the animations during the gameplay.