Fixed path transitions

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer usable medium including computer usable program code for object based avatar tracking, said computer program product comprising:
• computer usable program code for receiving tracking data that identifies a location of an avatar in relation to a range of an object in a virtual universe, wherein the range comprises a viewable field;
• computer usable program code for identifying a fixed path defined by the fixed path rule in response to the tracking data indicating an occurrence of a trigger condition associated with a fixed path rule;
• computer usable program code for identifying a velocity and an orientation for the object associated with the fixed path rule;
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• computer usable program code for initiating movement of the object along the fixed path defined by the fixed path rule, wherein the object moves at the identified speed and with the orientation associated with the fixed path rule.

A system for fixed path transitions comprising:

• a virtual universe grid software, wherein the virtual universe grid software comprises:
• an object based avatar tracking controller, wherein the object based avatar tracking controller generates tracking data that identifies a location of an avatar associated with a range of an object in a virtual universe, wherein the range comprises a viewable field;
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• a fixed path controller, wherein the fixed path controller identifies a fixed path defined by the fixed path rule in response to the tracking data indicating an occurrence of a trigger condition associated with a fixed path rule, identifies a velocity and an orientation for the object associated with the fixed path rule;
• and initiates movement of the object along the fixed path defined by the fixed path rule, wherein the object moves at the identified speed and with the orientation associated with the fixed path rule.