Aging and elimination of avatars and associated objects from computer simulated displayed virtual universes
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsLydia Mai Do, Rick Allen Hamilton, II, Kevin Glynn Paterson, James Wesley Seaman
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Abstract
Aging of avatars and objects toward eventual removal or removal from the displayed virtual universe through enabling the setting of defined parameters for the aging of said avatars and objects toward eventual removal of said avatars and objects from said virtual universe space; and predetermining a set of events, the occurrence of any one of which events would modify the aging of selected avatars and objects.
Claims20
In a computer controlled displayed virtual universe space including avatars and objects respectively owned by a plurality of users having interactive access, a method for the aging of objects and avatars comprising:
- enabling the setting of defined parameters for the aging of said avatars and objects toward eventual removal of said avatars and objects from said virtual universe space;
- predetermining a set of events, the occurrence of any one of which events would modify the aging of selected avatars and objects;
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- modifying the aging of at least one of said avatars and objects responsive to the occurrence of one of said predetermined events;
- wherein one of said defined parameters is associated with the frequency of user login into the virtual universe space, and one of said events includes a user login into the virtual universe space, and said modifying the aging of at least one of the said avatars and objects includes decelerating aging of at least one of said avatars and objects owned by a user based upon the frequency of said user login into the virtual universe space.
A computer usable storage medium having stored thereon a computer readable program for the aging of objects and avatars in a computer controlled displayed virtual universe space including avatars and objects respectively owned by a plurality of users having interactive access, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
- enable the setting of defined parameters for the aging of said avatars and objects toward eventual removal of said avatars and objects from said virtual universe space;
- predetermine a set of events, the occurrence of any one of which events would modify the aging of selected avatars and objects;
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- modify the aging of at least one of said avatars and objects responsive to the occurrence of one of said predetermined events;
- wherein one of said defined parameters is associated with the frequency of user login into the virtual universe space, and one of said events includes a user login into the virtual universe space, and said modifying the aging of at least one of the said avatars and objects includes decelerating aging of at least one of said avatars and objects owned by a user based upon the frequency of said user login into the virtual universe space.
In a computer controlled displayed virtual universe space including avatars and objects respectively owned by a plurality of users having interactive access, a system for the aging of objects and avatars comprising:
- a processor;
- a computer memory holding computer program instructions which when executed by the processor perform a method for the aging of objects and avatars comprising:
- enabling the setting of defined parameters for the aging of said avatars and objects toward eventual removal of said avatars and objects from said virtual universe space;
- predetermining a set of events, the occurrence of any one of which events would modify the aging of selected avatars and objects;
- and
- modifying the aging of at least one of said avatars and objects responsive to the occurrence of one of said predetermined events;
- wherein one of said defined parameters is associated with the frequency of user login into the virtual universe space, and one of said events includes a user login into the virtual universe space, and said modifying the aging of at least one of the said avatars and objects includes decelerating aging of at least one of said avatars and objects owned by a user based upon the frequency of said user login into the virtual universe space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.