Social Virtual Avatar Modification
First Claim
1. A method of social avatar modification, the method comprising:
- rendering a first avatar in a virtual environment having at least one user interface, the first avatar associated with a first user, wherein the at least one user interface overlays an executing avatar computing application;
sampling a modification of the first avatar via the at least one user-interface, wherein a second user can participate sampling the modification; and
displaying the modification of the first avatar to the second user from the at least one user interface, wherein the at least one user interface is adapted such that the first user and second user can interact.
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Abstract
The techniques disclosed herein integrate a social aspect into avatar modification. Multiple users may access a virtual environment that allows users to modify the user'"'"'s avatar. The users in the application may be any combination of remote and local players. The users'"'"' avatars may be associated with the same application or different applications. The users may interact in the same virtual environment while modifying their respective avatars. Any user in the virtual environment may view modifications that are made to other users'"'"' avatars and interact with other users while modifications are made. Thus, the techniques disclosed allow avatar modification to be a multi-player experience.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of social avatar modification, the method comprising:
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rendering a first avatar in a virtual environment having at least one user interface, the first avatar associated with a first user, wherein the at least one user interface overlays an executing avatar computing application; sampling a modification of the first avatar via the at least one user-interface, wherein a second user can participate sampling the modification; and displaying the modification of the first avatar to the second user from the at least one user interface, wherein the at least one user interface is adapted such that the first user and second user can interact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system of social avatar modification having a processor and a memory communicably connected to the processor, the system comprising:
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a rendering module configured for rendering a first avatar in a virtual environment having at least one user interface, the first avatar associated with a first user, wherein the at least one user interface overlays an executing avatar computing application; a processing module configured for sampling a modification of the first avatar via the at least one user-interface, wherein a second user can participate sampling the modification; and a display module configured for displaying the modification of the first avatar to the second user from the at least one user interface, wherein the at least one user interface is adapted such that the first user and second user can interact. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable storage medium for social avatar modification, the computer readable storage medium including computer executable instructions that when executed perform a method comprising:
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rendering a first avatar in a virtual environment having at least one user interface, the first avatar associated with a first user, wherein the at least one user interface overlays an executing avatar computing application and is triggered for display for a modification to the first avatar by the executing avatar computing application; sampling a modification of the first avatar via the at least one user-interface, wherein a second user can participate sampling the modification; displaying the modification of the first avatar to the second user from the at least one user interface, wherein the at least one user interface is adapted such that the first user and second user can interact; and applying the modification to the first avatar for rendering the first avatar and the modification external to the at least one user interface, wherein the avatar computing application is a first avatar computing application, the computer readable storage medium further comprising instructions for rendering the modification in a second avatar computing application. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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