Methods and systems for determining the authenticity of modified objects in a virtual environment

A computer-implemented method of determining modifying of an object in a virtual environment, the method being implemented in a computer system having one or more physical processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more physical processors, cause the computer system to perform the method, the method comprising:

• using the computer system, storing information corresponding to the object in the virtual environment wherein the information comprises at least a unique object ID and authenticity data;
• using the computer system, processing a modification request from one or more client computers to modify the object in the virtual environment, to thereby create a modified object in the virtual environment, by storing information for the modified object, wherein the information for the modified object comprises at least a unique object ID and authenticity information indicative of the modification of the object;
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• using the computer system, processing a request for the modified object from the one or more client computers by using the unique object ID of the modified object and returning the authenticity information indicative of the modified object.

A computer program product for determining a modification of an object in a virtual environment, computer program product comprising:

• one or more tangible, non-transitory computer readable storage devices;
• program instructions, stored on at least one the one or more tangible, non-transitory computer readable storage devices that, when executed, cause a computer to:
• store information corresponding to the object, wherein the information comprises at least a unique object ID and authenticity information;
• process a modification request corresponding to the object, from one or more of the client computers, to form a modified object in the virtual environment, by storing information about the modified object, wherein the information comprises at least a unique object ID and authenticity data indicative of a modification of the object;
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• process a request for the modified object from one or more of the client computers by using the unique object ID of the modified object and returning the corresponding authenticity data indicative of a modification of the object.