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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2007
Babak Sayyadi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Sarah J. Fuelling, Seattle, WA (US);
Devon L. Ellis, Lacey, WA (US);
Daniel M. Sangster, Bellevue, WA (US);
Babak Sayyadi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Sarah J. Fuelling, Seattle, WA (US);
Devon L. Ellis, Lacey, WA (US);
Daniel M. Sangster, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A control system comprises a control device comprising a programmable macro button, a memory containing view change settings, a driver program and a microprocessor. The driver program includes a view change output that is produced in response to actuation of the macro button and is based on the view change settings. The microprocessor is configured to move the orientation of the character view of the game environment from a beginning orientation to an ending orientation in response to the view change output. Also disclosed is a method of using a control system to move an orientation of a character view of a game environment in a video game.