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MODIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL CHAT DISTANCE BASED ON AVATAR POPULATION DENSITY IN AN AREA OF A VIRTUAL WORLD

  • US 20100077034A1
  • Filed: 09/22/2008
  • Published: 03/25/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining a number of avatars 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 on the number of avatars in the area of the virtual universe associated with the environmental chat; and

    modifying the chat distance in response to a change in the number of avatars in the area of the virtual universe associated with the environmental chat.

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