Interactive video game with visual lighting effects

摘要

A video game includes a peripheral device that senses the presence and identity of toy objects near or on the peripheral. Each of the toy objects includes an identification device such as an RFID tag. Each of the toys is also associated with a corresponding game character or object. The peripheral device provides lighting effects based on characteristics of the game character or aspects of the game play sequence thereby enhancing the user's gameplay experience.

主权项

1. A method for controlling a plurality of light sources of a peripheral, said peripheral being coupled to a system executing a videogame, the method comprising:
detecting, by the peripheral, a first physical object proximate to the peripheral, the first physical object being representative of a virtual character playable within the videogame; receiving, by the peripheral, information of the first physical object; transmitting, by the peripheral, the information of the first physical object to the system executing the videogame; displaying a rendered representation of the virtual character within the videogame; and while the first physical object is proximate to the peripheral:
detecting, by the peripheral, a second physical object proximate to the peripheral, the second physical object being representative of a virtual object within the videogame,receiving, by the peripheral, information of the second physical object,transmitting, by the peripheral, the information of the second physical object to the system executing the videogame,displaying a rendered representation of the virtual object within the videogame,illuminating a first light source of the peripheral to produce a first lighting effect in response to a first gameplay event, andilluminating a second light source of the peripheral to produce a second lighting effect in response to a second gameplay event.