Automatically reflecting offline state and objects in a virtual representation

A method of incentivizing a person to carry out a specific action comprising:

• (a) providing an offline object to said person on completion of said specific action,
• (b) a means for automatically detecting said offline object,
• (c) a means for transmitting data representing said offline object to a computer system, and
• (d) a means for providing a reward in a virtual environment
• whereby, when said offline object may be detected by said detection means, said representative data is automatically transmitted over said transmission means to said computer system to trigger delivery of said reward to said person.

A method of indicating an emotional state to a computer system, comprising:

• (a) a means for selecting from a range of emotional states,
• (b) a means to allow the user to make a specific selection from said range of emotional states, and
• (c) a means for transmitting data representing said selection to said computer system,
• whereby, when said user makes said selection from said emotional states said representative data is automatically transmitted over said transmission means to said computer system.