Patent ID: 8516396
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: A63F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method to present a plurality of virtual objects to a user represented in a virtual environment by an avatar, comprising: receiving an indication to generate, for the user, an avatar-specific arrangement of the plurality of virtual objects; determining a display priority for one or more of the plurality of virtual objects based on one or more characteristics of the plurality of virtual objects; prioritizing a plurality of display locations within the virtual environment based on (i) a height of the display location, (ii) an amount of lighting in the display location, and (iii) optical characteristics of a medium surrounding the display location; generating, based on: (i) one or more characteristics of the avatar, (ii) the determined display priority for each virtual object, and (iii) the priority of each display location, the avatar-specific arrangement of the plurality of prioritized virtual objects in the plurality of prioritized display locations in the virtual environment; and presenting, to the user, the generated, avatar-specific arrangement of the plurality of prioritized virtual objects in the plurality of prioritized display locations.