THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) VIRTUAL WORLD WORMHOLES
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1. A method for a three dimensional (3D) virtual world wormhole comprising:
- hosting a 3D virtual world; and
creating a wormhole at a selected location in the 3D virtual world for automatic transport of an avatar from the selected location to a selected destination in the 3D virtual world.
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Abstract
A three dimensional (3D) virtual world wormhole includes hosting a 3D virtual world, and creating a wormhole at a selected location in the 3D virtual world for automatic transport of an avatar from the selected location to a selected destination in the 3D virtual world. Policies may be defined for the wormhole where the wormhole operates in accordance with the defined policies. An avatar may be automatically transported from the location to any one of a plurality of destinations based on a current capacity of each of the plurality of destinations.
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1. A method for a three dimensional (3D) virtual world wormhole comprising:
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hosting a 3D virtual world; and creating a wormhole at a selected location in the 3D virtual world for automatic transport of an avatar from the selected location to a selected destination in the 3D virtual world. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for a three dimensional (3D) virtual world wormhole comprising:
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a server; and a network interface that couples the server to a workstation, wherein the server hosts a virtual world allowing a user at the workstation to control an avatar in the virtual world to select a location in the virtual world, select a destination in the virtual world, and create a wormhole at the location for automatic transport of the avatar from the location to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer useable program code embodied therewith, the computer useable program code comprising:
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computer useable program code configured to run a three-dimensional (3D) virtual world; and computer useable program code configured to create a wormhole at a selected location in the 3D virtual world for automatic transport of an avatar from the location to a selected destination in the 3D virtual world. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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