Location-based application stream activation

A computer-implemented method for enabling location-based activation of applications performed by a server system comprising one or more server computers, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• providing, in the server system, a persistent virtual world system including a virtual version of a real-world space, the virtual version comprising one or more applications virtually attached to virtual-world entities positioned according to real-world coordinates;
• receiving a location of one or more user devices;
• determining whether the one or more user devices have entered an application trigger zone based at least in part on the location of the one or more user devices;
• providing, upon determining the one or more user devices entering the application trigger zone, a minimum amount of application graphical representation to the one or more user devices;
• determining, responsive to an indication that the one or more user devices have downloaded the minimum amount of application graphical representation, two or more media streams based on user viewing position, orientation, and viewing angle;
• performing, responsive to determining the two or more media streams, heavy-load computational tasks on the application media content;
• and
• sending rendered media content and instructions to perform lightweight computational tasks thereon to the one or more user devices.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer code configured to cause one or more computing devices to perform steps comprising:

• providing a persistent virtual world system including a virtual version of a real-world space, the virtual version comprising one or more applications virtually attached to virtual-world entities positioned according to real-world coordinates;
• receiving a location of one or more user devices;
• determining whether the one or more user devices have entered an application trigger zone based at least in part on the location of the one or more user devices;
• providing, upon receiving an indication of the one or more user devices entering the application trigger zone, a minimum amount of application graphical representation to the one or more user devices;
• determining, responsive to an indication that the one or more user devices have downloaded the minimum amount of application graphical representation, two or more media streams based on user viewing position, orientation, and viewing angle;
• performing, responsive to determining the two or more media streams, heavy-load computational tasks on the application media content;
• and
• sending rendered media content and instructions to perform lightweight computational tasks thereon to the one or more user devices.