Patent ID: 11931655
Assignee: UTHERVERSE GAMING LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus, comprising:
control circuitry; and
at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the control circuitry, cause the apparatus to:
manage a virtual reality environment;
receive a first input from a first computer;
receive a second input from a second computer;
control a first avatar in response to the first input received from the first computer;
control a second avatar in response to the second input from the second computer;
receive automated inputs from the first computer;
control the first avatar based on the received automated inputs;
switch from automated control of the first avatar to user control of the first avatar based at least in part on a condition, wherein the condition corresponds to a proximity of the first avatar and the second avatar, a movement by the second avatar, a visibility of the second avatar from the point of view of the first avatar, or a communication from the second avatars to the first avatar; and
resume the automated control of the first avatar in response, in part, to a cessation of the condition that triggered the switching from the automated control of the first avatar to the user control of the first avatar.