Consolidating businesses in a gamespace for an online game

摘要

Software receives a command from a player selecting one or more businesses from a game menu in an online game that is a builder-type game. The software then receives a command from the player identifying an empty location in a game space for the game. The software causes the one or more businesses to be displayed in the game space at the location and receives a command from the player selecting a plurality of displayed businesses. The software then receives a command from the player to consolidate the displayed businesses that were selected into a consolidated business and displays the consolidated business in the game space.

主权项

1. A method, comprising operations of:
receiving a command from a player selecting one or more businesses from a game menu in an online game that is a builder-type game, wherein the game menu is a control in a graphical user interface (GUI) presented on a display device by a programmed computer configured to display the GUI and to receive commands from an input device operated in conjunction with the GUI; receiving a command from the player identifying an empty location in a game space for the game, wherein the game space is a view in the GUI; causing the one or more businesses to be displayed in the game space at the location; receiving a command from the player selecting a plurality of displayed businesses; receiving a command from the player to consolidate the displayed businesses that were selected into a consolidated business; and displaying the consolidated business in the game space.