Visual metaphor for shortcut navigation in a virtual world
First Claim
1. Computer readable code for providing enhanced navigation for participants in a virtual world, comprising:
- first subprocesses for displaying a selectable hot spot image within a virtual world; and
second subprocesses for logically moving a participant in the virtual world to pre-specified move-to coordinates within the virtual world upon the participant selecting the hot spot image.
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Abstract
A technique for providing enhanced intuitive navigation in a virtual world. User selectable hot spots are provided within a virtual world that users may select to automatically be moved to predetermined move-to coordinates within the virtual world. The user may be transported directly to the move-to coordinates or the user may have its motion controlled by the virtual world to in essence walk the user to the move-to coordinates within the virtual world. The selectable hot spot may become inactive following selection of the hot spot by a user until the user moves off of the move-to coordinates, or a plurality of move-to coordinates may be provided such that the hot spot remains active until all of the move-to coordinates are occupied by users. Additionally, the hot spot may be visually enhanced to make it easier to be seen and selected when the user is more than a predetermined distance from the hot spot within the virtual world.
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15 Claims
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1. Computer readable code for providing enhanced navigation for participants in a virtual world, comprising:
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first subprocesses for displaying a selectable hot spot image within a virtual world; and second subprocesses for logically moving a participant in the virtual world to pre-specified move-to coordinates within the virtual world upon the participant selecting the hot spot image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In a computing environment, a system for providing enhanced intuitive navigation for users of a virtual world, comprising:
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means for displaying a selectable hot spot within the virtual world, wherein the selectable hot spot has a predetermined set of navigation controls associated therewith; and means for moving a user of the virtual world in accordance with the predetermined set of navigation controls upon selection of the hot spot by the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for providing enhanced navigation for participants in a virtual world, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a selectable hot spot image within a virtual world; and logically moving a participant in the virtual world to pre-specified coordinates within the virtual world upon the participant selecting the hot spot image. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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