Location-based application 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 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;
• providing, upon interaction with the minimum amount of application graphical representation, a minimum amount of application downloadable data to the one or more user devices;
• determining, upon download of the minimum amount of application downloadable data, two or more media streams;
• performing, upon determining the two or more media streams, heavy-load computational tasks on media content;
• and
• sending the 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 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 user device;
• providing, upon 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;
• providing, upon interaction with the minimum amount of application graphical representation, a minimum amount of application downloadable data to the one or more user devices;
• determining, upon download of the minimum amount of application downloadable data, two or more media streams based on user information;
• performing, upon determining the two or more media streams, heavy-load computational tasks on media content;
• and
• sending the media content and instructions to perform lightweight computational tasks thereon to the one or more user devices.