Offering menu items to a user

A method comprising:

• generating a visual representation of a virtual model of a user of an apparatus on a screen of the apparatus based on stored parameters for the virtual model and a visual representation of another virtual model of at least one user of another device that is associated with a menu item offered to the user of the apparatus, based on stored parameters for the virtual model of the at least one user of another device;
• causing the visually represented virtual model to move in accordance with an input by the user of the apparatus;
• detecting a movement, of a visually represented virtual model, that is associated with the menu item offered by the electronic device for any of a plurality of applications;
• and
• calling a function that is assigned to the particular menu item.

A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform at least the following:

• generating a visual representation of a virtual model of a user of an apparatus on a screen of the apparatus, based on stored parameters for the virtual model and a visual representation of a virtual model of at least one user of another device, that is associated with a menu item offered to the user of the apparatus, based on stored parameters for the virtual model of the at least one user of another device;
• causing the visually represented virtual model to move in accordance with an input by the user of the apparatus;
• detecting a movement, of a visually represented virtual model, that is associated to the menu item offered by the electronic device for any of a plurality of applications;
• and
• calling a function that is assigned to the menu item.