Comprehensive single page view of user's gaming achievements

摘要

A method is disclosed for providing comprehensive information of all game achievements on a single GUI of a gaming and media system. The achievements GUI lists all game achievements, whether locked or unlocked, and may visually differentiate between locked and unlocked achievements. Upon a user selecting a listed achievement, information relating to that achievement may be displayed on the same GUI, in an achievement descriptor area beside the area listing the achievements.

主权项

1. In a console service networked to a console, a method of providing information relating to achievements within a game application program played on the console, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) storing a list of achievements which are accomplishable in the game application program, the stored list including a status of which achievements have been accomplished and which achievements have not been accomplished by a user; (b) transmitting information to the console for a user interface displayed on the console, the transmitted information including achievements possible in the game application program for display in a first area of the user interface, and a status of which achievements have and have not been accomplished by the user for display in a second area of the user interface; (c) displaying the achievements possible in the game application program in the first area of the user interface; (d) displaying a status of which achievements have and have not been accomplished by the user in the second area of the user interface; (e) receiving an update that a status of an achievement has changed from unaccomplished to accomplished; (f) transmitting updated information to the console after said step (e) so that the status of the achievement updated in said step (e) changes when displayed in the second area of the user interface.