Virtual environment module bundle
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsGeorge R. Dolbier, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Neil A. Katz, Brian M. O'Connell
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Abstract
A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having base virtual world functionality, includes providing a virtual world layer having virtual world layer functionality beyond the base virtual world functionality, encapsulating the virtual world layer to provide a virtual world module and transmitting the virtual world module to virtual world layer infrastructure to provide a transmitted virtual world module. The transmitted virtual world module is executed to provide user access to the base virtual world functionality and the virtual world layer functionality.
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A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having base virtual world functionality, comprising:
- providing a virtual world layer having virtual world layer functionality beyond said base virtual world functionality;
- encapsulating said virtual world layer to provide a virtual world module;
- transmitting said virtual world module to virtual world layer infrastructure to provide a transmitted virtual world module;
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- executing said transmitted virtual world module to provide user access to said base virtual world functionality and said virtual world layer functionality.
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