Geofencing based parental control

A system comprising:

• one or more storage media storing instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the instructions causing the system to perform operations comprising:
• executing a game environment, wherein a geofencing application executes in the game environment;
• receiving, by the system, a plurality of criteria for establishing a geofence within the gaming environment from a user gaming device associated with a user;
• identifying a user location based on location data retrieved from a user device;
• establishing the geofence based on the user location and the user provided criteria;
• receiving, by the system, a plurality of rules for establishing an interaction within the geofence, wherein the geofence defines a geographical boundary within which the user is allowed to interact with other users based on the plurality of rules;
• receiving, by the system, a request for an interaction with the user gaming device from a requesting gaming device;
• automatically initiating, by the system, the geofencing application in the game environment;
• verifying, by the geofencing application, that the requesting gaming device is within the geofence;
• verifying, by the geofencing application, that the requesting gaming device satisfies the plurality of rules for establishing the interaction;
• and
• establishing, by the geofencing application, the interaction between the user gaming device and the requesting gaming device.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, upon execution by one or more processors of a system, cause the system to:

• execute a game environment, wherein a geofencing application executes in the game environment;
• receive a plurality of criteria for establishing a geofence within the gaming environment from a user gaming device associated with a user;
• identify a user location based on location data retrieved from a user device;
• establish the geofence based on the user location and the user provided criteria;
• receive a plurality of rules for establishing an interaction within the geofence, wherein the geofence defines a geographical boundary within which the user is allowed to interact with other users based on the plurality of rules;
• receive a request for an interaction with the user gaming device from a requesting gaming device;
• automatically initiate the geofencing application in the game environment;
• verify, by the geofencing application, that the requesting gaming device is within the geofence;
• verify, by the geofencing application, that the requesting gaming device satisfies the plurality of rules for establishing the interaction;
• and
• establish, by the geofencing application, the interaction between the user gaming device and the requesting gaming device.