System and method for communicating with a virtual world

A system for communicating with a virtual world, comprising one or more processors configured to generate a virtual world, the one or more processors being further configured to:

• simulate a communication device in the virtual world;
• and
• communicate between the simulated communication device and a real communication device;
• wherein the one or more processors are configured to implement a configurable router component of a client device belonging to a first user receiving a communication from a second user, wherein the router is adapted to facilitate routing of a communication among one or more real communication devices and the virtual communication device, wherein the router is configured to implement a routing preference that determines an order in which the router will attempt to contact the first user at each of the simulated communication device and the one or more real communication devices to direct an incoming communication to the first user, wherein the routing preference is determined by the router component of the client device of the first user receiving the incoming communication and a router component of a client device of the second user sending the incoming message.