Introducing selective energy efficiency in a virtual environment

摘要

In some embodiments, a method comprises hosting a virtual universe in which one or more avatars interact with one or more virtual objects. The method can also include presenting energy conservation options that reduce amounts of power consumed in rendering the avatars and virtual objects in the virtual universe, detecting a selection of the energy conservation options, and configuring logic for rendering the avatars and virtual objects according to the selected energy conservation options. The method can also comprise rendering, according to the selection of energy conservation options, the avatars and virtual objects in the virtual universe.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
a computer system hosting a virtual universe in which one or more avatars interact with one or more virtual objects; the computer system presenting energy conservation options that reduce amounts of power consumed in rendering avatars and virtual objects in the virtual universe; the computer system detecting a selection of the energy conservation options; the computer system configuring logic for rendering the avatars and virtual objects according to the selection of the energy conservation options; and the computer system rendering, according to the selection of the energy conservation options, the avatars and virtual objects in the virtual universe, wherein said rendering, according to the selection of energy conservation options, the avatars and virtual objects in the virtual universe comprises:
the computer system determining power costs at different locations;the computer system reducing, based on the power costs, the quality of images sent to one or more of the different locations; andthe computer system offloading, based on the power costs, certain computations to certain of the different locations.