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System and Methods for Monitoring and Controlling the Actions of an Avatar in a Virtual Environment

  • US 20090069084A1
  • Filed: 09/12/2007
  • Published: 03/12/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An Internet-based computer application on a storage medium that, when executed, instructs one or more processors to:

  • establish parameters for the operation of the application on a video display system;

    display on the video display system a virtual environment observable by at least one user, said virtual environment comprising;

    at least one avatar controllable by the at least one user;

    at least one object within the virtual environment that the avatar can interact with or manipulate according to at least one computer-selected action, as determined by the established parameters, wherein the object and the computer-selected action have associated therewith at least one tag corresponding to one or more object or action categories or subcategories;

    record within a database the tag associated with each object encountered by an avatar and each response or action taken by the avatar with regard to the object in the virtual environment;

    compile the data within the database; and

    display on a video display system a control interface comprising,at least one the established parameters,at least one statistical result from the compiled data, andat least one selection mechanism capable of changing the at least one established parameter.

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