DIRECTED COMMUNICATION IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
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1. A method for providing directed communication between avatars in a virtual environment, comprising:
- determining a relative location of a first avatar and a second avatar in a virtual environment; and
adjusting an aspect of a communication between the first avatar and the second avatar based on the relative location.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to directed communication in a virtual environment. A method for method for providing directed communication between avatars in a virtual environment in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: determining a relative location of a first avatar and a second avatar in a virtual environment; and adjusting an aspect of a communication between the first avatar and the second avatar based on the relative location.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for providing directed communication between avatars in a virtual environment, comprising:
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determining a relative location of a first avatar and a second avatar in a virtual environment; and adjusting an aspect of a communication between the first avatar and the second avatar based on the relative location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing directed communication between avatars in a virtual environment, comprising:
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a system for determining a relative location of a first avatar and a second avatar in a virtual environment; and a system for adjusting an aspect of a communication between the first avatar and the second avatar based on the relative location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A program product stored on a computer readable medium, which when executed, provides directed communication between avatars in a virtual environment, the computer readable medium comprising program code for:
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determining a relative location of a first avatar and a second avatar in a virtual environment; and adjusting an aspect of a communication between the first avatar and the second avatar based on the relative location.
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25. A method for deploying an application for providing directed communication between avatars in a virtual environment, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure being operable to; determine a relative location of a first avatar and a second avatar in a virtual environment; and adjust an aspect of a communication between the first avatar and the second avatar based on the relative location.
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