Reverse authenticator of virtual objects and entities in virtual reality computing environments

A computer-implemented method for providing authentication in a virtual reality computing environment, the method executed by one or more computing processor devices and comprising:

• presenting a virtual reality computing environment that includes (i) at least one sub-environment representing a corresponding entity that is non-human and (ii) one or more virtual objects in the least one sub-environment, each virtual object representing a corresponding first individual associated with the corresponding entity;
• authenticating a virtual object from amongst the one or more virtual objects within a sub-environment from amongst the at least one sub-environment based on at least a comparison of captured physical characteristics of the first individual to known physical characteristics, wherein authenticating verifies the virtual object as representing a corresponding first individual associated with the entity,
• obtaining a first sensory-perceptible indicator that indicates that the virtual object is authenticated as representing the corresponding first individual associated with the entity, and
• initiating communication of the first sensory-perceptible indicator to a user device associated with a user of a virtual reality application used to present the virtual reality computing environment in response to the user executing the virtual reality application and virtually coming in contact with or being proximate to the virtual object from amongst the one or more virtual objects within the sub-environment, wherein the user device is configured to receive and output the first sensory-perceptible indicator, wherein the user device is a first user device and the virtual reality application is executed on a second user device that is different than the first user device.

A computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising sets of codes for causing one or more computing processor devices to:
• present a virtual reality computing environment that includes (i) at least one sub-environment representing a corresponding entity that is non-human and (ii) one or more virtual objects in the least one sub-environment, each virtual object representing a corresponding first individual associated with the corresponding entity;
• authenticate a virtual object from amongst the one or more virtual objects within a sub-environment from amongst the at least one sub-environment based on at least a comparison of captured physical characteristics of the first individual to known physical characteristics, wherein authenticating verifies the virtual object as representing a corresponding first individual associated with the entity,
• obtain a first sensory-perceptible indicator that indicates that the virtual object is authenticated as representing the corresponding first individual associated with the entity, and
• initiate communication of the first sensory-perceptible indicator to a user device associated with a user of a virtual reality application used to present the virtual reality computing environment in response to the user executing the virtual reality application and virtually coming in contact with or being proximate to the virtual object from amongst the one or more virtual objects within the sub-environment, wherein the user device is configured to receive and output the first sensory-perceptible indicator external to the virtual reality computing environment, wherein the user device is a first user device and the virtual reality application is executed on a second user device that is different than the first user device.