A method of managing the operation of a game which includes a game environment, and is programmed to control a gaming action for at least one of a plurality of users, said managing method using a programmed computer to effect the following steps: a) tracking the activity of the at least one user in the course of the gaming action; b) permitting the at least one user to create an account for receiving a consideration of the at least one user, the at least one user having a set of demographics; c) determining the eligibility of the at least one user to purchase at least one of a plurality of game objects, said eligibility determining comprises the following sub steps: i) permitting the at least one user to select the at least one game object, ii) setting the purchase price of the at least one game object, and iii) comparing the account balance of the at least one user's consideration with the set price of the at least one game object and, determining if the balance of the user's consideration is not less than the set price, determining the at least one user to be eligible to purchase the at least one game object; d) displaying in the game environment a purchase price of the at least one game object; e) presenting to the at least one user an offer to purchase the game object dependent upon a group of game parameters comprising the tracked activity of the at least one gaming action of the at least one user and, the one game environment or the one set of demographics of the least one user f) permitting the at least one user to purchase the at least one game object at the set purchase price without interrupting the gaming action of the at least one user; and g) supplying the at least one purchased game object to the at least one user without interrupting the gaming action of the at least one user and incorporating the game object into the game. view more

A method of managing the operation of a game which includes a game environment, and is programmed to control a gaming action of at least one of a plurality of users, said managing method using a programmed computer to effect the following steps: a) tracking the activity of the at least one user in the course of the gaming action; b) creating an account for the at least one user for maintaining a balance of the at least one user; c) enabling the at least one user to select at least one of a plurality of game objects; d) setting the purchase price of the at least one game object; e) comparing the account balance with the set price of the at least one game object and, determining if the user's account balance is not less than the set price, then the at least one user is eligible to purchase the one selected game object; f) presenting to the at least one user an offer to purchase the game object dependent upon a group of game parameters comprising the tracked activity of the at least one user, and an indication of whether the at least one user has made a commitment of consideration to purchase the one selected game object; g) ordering the at least one selected game object without interrupting the gaming action of the at least one user; and h) supplying the selected one game object to the at least one user without interruption of the gaming action of the at least one user and incorporating the game object into the game. view more

A method of managing the operation of a game which includes a game environment and is programmed to control a gaming action of at least one of a plurality of users, said managing method using a programmed computer to effect the following steps: a) tracking the activity of the at least one user in the course of the gaming action; b) displaying in the game environment a plurality of game objects; c) creating an account for storing the consideration of the at least one user; d) permitting the at least one user to select one or more of the plurality of the displayed game objects, each game object having a set price; e) determining if the at least one user has sufficient consideration in its account to purchase the selected one game object and to provide an indication thereof; f) presenting to the at least one user an offer to purchase the game object dependent upon a group of game parameters comprising the tracked activity of the at least one user, and the indication that the one user has sufficient consideration in its account to purchase the selected game object at the set price; g) permitting the at least one user to purchase the at least one game object at the set price without interrupting the gaming action of the one user; and h) supplying at least one purchased game object to the at least one user without interrupting the gaming action of the at least one user and incorporating the game object into the game. view more

The method of claim 18, wherein the at least one user has a set of demographics, and there is included the further step of offering to the at least one user an option to purchase the at least one game object dependent upon the group of game parameters further comprising at least one of the plurality of game environments, and/or at least one set of the demographics of the at least one user. view more