HYPERLINK INITIATION OF GAME SESSIONS

摘要

A hyperlinked resource identifier that is selectable to allow a player to engage in a game session having a particular game state. The resource identifier has appropriate game session information embedded therein, such that when the resource identifier is selected, a game participation request, and the associated session information, is dispatched to an assignment server associated with the resource identifier. The assignment server assigns a game server to fulfill the request. For instance, the game server might be a game server that is already executing the game if the session information identifies an already existing game, or may be any appropriate game server if the game has not yet begun. The session information might identify any information suitable for defining the gaming experience of the session.

主权项

1. A method for assisting to connect to a game associated with a session, the method comprising:
an act of receiving a hyperlink-sourced game participation request from a client computing system, the game participation requesting comprising session information associated with a game; and an act of using the session information to identify a game server computing system that is executing, or that is to execute, the game having the session information; and an act of passing at least part of the session information to the identified game server computing system.