发明名称 Facilitating group activities in a virtual environment
摘要 Techniques are disclosed to facilitate group activities in a virtual environment. An indication is conveyed of a region surrounding a first avatar as being a group activity region, upon detecting that the first avatar is leading a first group activity in the virtual environment. The region is defined by proximity to the first avatar. A second avatar is allowed to participate in the first group activity with the first avatar in the region, only when the second avatar is within the region surrounding the first avatar in the virtual environment.
申请公布号 US9244588(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.01.26
申请号 US201313843701 申请日期 2013.03.15
申请人 Disney Enterprises, Inc. 发明人 Begosa Howard;Ietaka Jiro;Lisuch Matt;Masilko Gary Todd;McDonald Ryan James;Quinn Robert
分类号 G06F3/048;G06F3/0481;G06Q10/10 主分类号 G06F3/048
代理机构 Patterson + Sheridan LLP 代理人 Patterson + Sheridan LLP
主权项 1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating group activities in a virtual environment, the computer-implemented method comprising: upon detecting that a first avatar is leading a first group activity in the virtual environment, generating a group activity region based on a location of the first avatar, the group activity region comprising a first region surrounding the first avatar; conveying an indication of the first region as being the group activity region;conveying an indication of a second region surrounding a second avatar leading a second group activity in the virtual environment; permitting a third avatar to participate in the first group activity with the first avatar in the first region, when the third avatar is within the first region surrounding the first avatar in the virtual environment and by operation of one or more computer processors, comprising, upon detecting the third avatar entering the first region, requesting a user of the third avatar to confirm whether the user desires to join the first group activity, wherein the third avatar is permitted to participate in the first group activity upon receiving, from the user of the third avatar, confirmation that the user desires to join the first group activity and provided that the third avatar remains within the first region; and prohibiting the third avatar from participating in the first group activity when the third avatar is outside of the first region;wherein the first group activity includes performing a first song audible only within the first region.
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