摘要 |
A method, enabled by a computer system, for providing a computer based on-line virtual world. Steps include receiving a unique code via an electronic network, the unique code being associated with a purchased physical items such as a doll, granting access to the virtual world based on the unique code, receiving user input, via the electronic network, sufficient to define characteristics and personality traits of an avatar in the virtual world that is associated with the doll, to move the avatar to one of a plurality of venues within the virtual world, to play a selected game at the one of the plurality of venues, and to control aspects of the selected game. Further steps include awarding certificates to the avatar upon attainment of predetermined levels within the selected game, awarding medals to the avatar based on information received via the electronic network from a user, the information being responsive to a series of questions posed to the user, and presenting any awarded certificates and medals via a Yearbook presentation subsystem that aggregates any awarded certificates and medals, and presents the same on a display for the user. |