SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING USER INTERACTION IN A VIRTUAL SPACE THROUGH UNINTENDED TANGENTIAL EFFECTS TO PRIMARY USER INTERACTIONS
First Claim
1. A system configured to facilitate user interactions within a virtual space provided to users via client computing platforms, the system comprising:
- one or more servers configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising;
a space module configured to execute one or more instances of a virtual space, and to implement the one or more instances to determine views of the virtual space for presentation to users on client computing devices, and to enable users to interact with the virtual space and each other in the virtual space by performing actions in the one or more instances based on input of the users received from the client computing platforms;
a primary interaction module configured to trigger primary interactions in the instance responsive to reception of user-selected primary interaction commands, wherein the primary interaction module is configured such that, responsive to reception of a first primary interaction command from a source user, a first primary interaction between the source user and a target user indicated in the first primary interaction command is triggered in the virtual space;
an effect target module configured to identify tangential effect targets of tangential effects caused in the virtual space by primary interactions, wherein the tangential effect module is configured such that, responsive to reception of the first primary interaction command, a subset of the other users currently active in the virtual space are identified as first tangential effect targets; and
a tangential effect module configured to trigger tangential effects of primary interactions in the virtual space, wherein the tangential effect module is configured such that responsive to reception of the first primary interaction command, tangential effects are triggered in the virtual space that directly impact the first tangential effect targets.
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Abstract
User interaction within a virtual space is facilitated through unintended side effects to primary interactions between users. In the virtual space, primary interactions between source and target users have unintended tangential effects. The tangential effects are provided to other users. The other users are users which are active at the time the corresponding primary interaction was triggered, and are relatively likely to enjoy participating in the virtual space with the source and/or target users. This may encourage interaction between the users as they respond to the tangential effects (e.g., by responding to the source user of a primary interaction that caused the effects).
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1. A system configured to facilitate user interactions within a virtual space provided to users via client computing platforms, the system comprising:
one or more servers configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising; a space module configured to execute one or more instances of a virtual space, and to implement the one or more instances to determine views of the virtual space for presentation to users on client computing devices, and to enable users to interact with the virtual space and each other in the virtual space by performing actions in the one or more instances based on input of the users received from the client computing platforms; a primary interaction module configured to trigger primary interactions in the instance responsive to reception of user-selected primary interaction commands, wherein the primary interaction module is configured such that, responsive to reception of a first primary interaction command from a source user, a first primary interaction between the source user and a target user indicated in the first primary interaction command is triggered in the virtual space; an effect target module configured to identify tangential effect targets of tangential effects caused in the virtual space by primary interactions, wherein the tangential effect module is configured such that, responsive to reception of the first primary interaction command, a subset of the other users currently active in the virtual space are identified as first tangential effect targets; and a tangential effect module configured to trigger tangential effects of primary interactions in the virtual space, wherein the tangential effect module is configured such that responsive to reception of the first primary interaction command, tangential effects are triggered in the virtual space that directly impact the first tangential effect targets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of facilitating user interactions within a virtual space provided to users via client computing platforms, the method comprising:
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executing one or more instances of a virtual space; implementing the one or more instances to determine views of the virtual space for presentation to users on client computing devices, and to enable users to interact with the virtual space and each other in the virtual space by performing actions in the one or more instances based on input of the users received from the client computing platforms; receiving a first primary interaction command from a source user, the first primary interaction command indicating a target user; responsive to reception of the first primary interaction command, triggering a first primary interaction between the source user and the target user in the virtual space; responsive to reception of the first primary interaction command, identifying a subset of the other users currently active in the virtual space as first tangential effect targets of tangential effects caused in the virtual space by the first primary interaction; and responsive to reception of the first primary interaction command, triggering tangential effects in the virtual space that directly impact the first tangential effect targets. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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