Keeping Secrets in a Multiplayer Game
In Microsoft’s patent application 11/940,093, multiplayer game refers to multiple players on a single gaming console and TV set. What if you need to know something that the other players shouldn’t? Well, one method of keeping that information secret is by providing a list of questions on the screen. You secretly select which question to ask, and the answer will be provided to you via the screen or by vibrating your game controller. This works particularly well if all of the questions have YES/NO answers. Just be sure you remember which question you asked, otherwise you could find yourselves playing detectives with no criminals!
