REFLECTING STATUS IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed to reflect status in a virtual environment. An artist associated with audio content being played by a first user controlling a player avatar is determined. A companion avatar providing a virtual representation of the artist of the audio content is generated. The companion avatar is associated with the player avatar in the virtual environment. The companion avatar is configured to interact with the player avatar, and presence of the companion avatar conveys to one or more other users interacting within the virtual environment that the first user is currently listening to audio content of the artist.
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9. A computer program product to reflect status in a virtual environment, the computer program product comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by one or more computer processors to; determine an artist associated with audio content being played by a first user controlling a player avatar in the virtual environment; generate a companion avatar providing a virtual representation of the artist of the audio content; and associate the companion avatar with the player avatar in the virtual environment, wherein the companion avatar is configured to interact with the player avatar, wherein presence of the companion avatar conveys to one or more other users interacting within the virtual environment that the first user is currently listening to audio content of the artist. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system to reflect status in a virtual environment, the system comprising:
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one or more computer processors; and a memory containing a program which, when executed by the one or more computer processors, is configured to perform an operation comprising; determining an artist associated with audio content being played by a first user controlling a player avatar in the virtual environment; generating a companion avatar providing a virtual representation of the artist of the audio content; and associating the companion avatar with the player avatar in the virtual environment, wherein the companion avatar is configured to interact with the player avatar, wherein presence of the companion avatar conveys to one or more other users interacting within the virtual environment that the first user is currently listening to audio content of the artist. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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