Patent ID: 8454431
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a computer, the method comprising: providing, by a Video Game Central Server, a virtual environment accessible by a plurality of players, receiving, by the Video Game Central Server, a request from a first player character to enter into a formalized relationship with a second character; determining, by the Video Game Central Server, if the first player character is qualified to enter into a formalized relationship with a second character; creating, by the Video Game Central Server, the formalized relationship between the first player character and the second character; monitoring, by the Video Game Central Server, the actions of the first player character in the virtual environment; determining, by the Video Game Central Server, if an action taken by the first player character is inconsistent with the formalized relationship created between the first player character and the second character; receiving, by the Video Game Central Server, from the second character a command to terminate the formalized relationship; terminating, by the Video Game Central Server, the formalized relationship.