Game asset linked to operations performed outside the game

摘要

Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for executing game operations. One method includes an operation for receiving a request from a player to acquire a first game asset to be utilized in the game, the first game asset being associated with a token usable in the real world outside the game. After assigning the first game asset to the player in the game, the player is rewarded in the game with a second asset in response to the request. Further, the method includes an operation for detecting a commercial operation executed outside the game by the player with the token, and the player is rewarded in the game with a third asset in response to the detecting.

主权项

1. A method for executing game operations, the method comprising:
receiving, by a game server having a processor executing a game, a request from a player to acquire a first game asset to be utilized in the game; instructing, by the game server in response to receiving the request, the player to obtain outside the game and in a real world a credit card from a commercial company and to use the credit card in the real world; sending from the game server a first electronic message to a financial server of the commercial company with information about the player request, wherein the financial server is operable to notify the game server when the player obtains the credit card; assigning the first game asset to the player in the game in response to the request; receiving by the game server a second electronic message from the financial server of the commercial company indicating that the player obtained the credit card from the commercial company; rewarding the player in the game with a second game asset in response to the receiving the second electronic message; and presenting growth stages for the first game asset, wherein an icon for presenting the first game asset in the game is changed after completing a respective credit card operation with the credit card for each growth stage, wherein the credit card operations for each growth stage include placing the first game asset, applying for the credit card, activating the credit card, and making a purchase with the credit card, wherein operations of the method are executed by the processor.