Modifying environmental chat distance based on chat density in an area of a virtual world
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1. A method comprising:
- determining a chat amount within a time window in an area of a virtual universe associated with an environmental chat associated with an avatar;
determining a chat distance associated with the environmental chat based, at least in part, on the chat amount, wherein the chat distance comprises a radius defining a chat area around the avatar within which the avatar receives conversations between avatars in the area of the virtual universe; and
modifying the chat distance in response to a change in the chat amount in the area of the virtual universe associated with the environmental chat, wherein the modified chat distance is based, at least in part, on the changed chat amount.
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Abstract
A mechanism for determining a chat distance associated with an environmental chat based on the chat amount within an area of a virtual universe associated with the environmental chat. An environmental chat distance may be determined based on the number of words or characters in a text chat or voice chat between avatars within the area of the virtual universe. The environmental chat distance may be inversely proportional to the detected words or characters in the environmental chat.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a chat amount within a time window in an area of a virtual universe associated with an environmental chat associated with an avatar; determining a chat distance associated with the environmental chat based, at least in part, on the chat amount, wherein the chat distance comprises a radius defining a chat area around the avatar within which the avatar receives conversations between avatars in the area of the virtual universe; and modifying the chat distance in response to a change in the chat amount in the area of the virtual universe associated with the environmental chat, wherein the modified chat distance is based, at least in part, on the changed chat amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
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determine a chat amount within a time window in an area of a virtual universe associated with an environmental chat associated with an avatar; determine a chat distance associated with the environmental chat based, at least in part, on the chat amount, wherein the chat distance comprises a radius defining a chat area around the avatar within which the avatar receives conversations between avatars in the area of the virtual universe; and modify the chat distance in response to a change in the chat amount in the area of the virtual universe associated with the environmental chat, wherein the modified chat distance is based, at least in part, on the changed chat amount. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory unit coupled to the one or more processors, the memory unit having stored therein program instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to; determine a chat amount within a time window in an area of a virtual universe associated with an environmental chat associated with an avatar; determine a chat distance associated with the environmental chat based, at least in part, on the chat amount, wherein the chat distance comprises a radius defining a chat area around the avatar within which the avatar receives conversations between avatars in the area of the virtual universe; and modify the chat distance in response to a change in the chat amount in the area of the virtual universe associated with the environmental chat, wherein the modified chat distance is based, at least in part, on the changed chat amount. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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