Allowing an alternative action in a virtual world

A system for allowing an alternative action in a virtual world, comprising:

• a processor;
• a module operable on the processor for allowing an alternative action in a virtual world in response to a request for an original action for an avatar of a user being unavailable in the virtual world;
• a queue for storing the request in response to the original action being unavailable to the avatar of the user;
• a module operable on the processor to determine if an alternative action is available for the avatar in response to the original action being unavailable;
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• a module to present an interface to the user to permit the user to accept the alternative action in response to the alternative action being available, wherein the avatar of the user is permitted to perform the alternative action in response to the user accepting the alternative action while the request for the original action is still in the queue.

A computer program product for allowing an alternative action in a virtual world, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
• computer readable program code configured to permit a user to request an original action for an avatar of the user in the virtual world;
• computer readable program code configured to receive the request for the original action;
• computer readable program code configured to store the request in a queue in response to the original action being unavailable to the user's avatar;
• computer readable program code configured to determine if an alternative action is available for the user's avatar in response to the original action being unavailable to the user's avatar;
• computer readable program code configured to present an interface to the user to permit the user to accept the alternative action in response to the alternative action being available;
• computer readable program code configured to allow the user's avatar to perform the alternative action in response to the user accepting the alternative action;
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• computer readable program code configured to permit the user's avatar to perform the alternative action while the request for the original action is still in the queue.