A system for augmenting a remotely served first application, comprising: one or more computing systems operable to execute the first, game, application configured to generate a series of original frame pixel data sets for rendering of graphical images associated with the first application execution; and one or more computing systems operable to execute a second application configured to search the series of original frame pixel data sets, and to detect one or more key graphical images present in the series of original frame pixel data sets, the key graphical images representing a user's level of achievement in executing the first application, wherein the second application, upon detection of the one or more key graphical images, is configured to query a database to detect the user's universal achievement status, being the user's level of accomplishment in executing one or more game applications over a period of time, and to obtain an overlay image representing the detected universal achievement status of the user by: (i) correlating the user's determined universal achievement status to one or more of a number of predefined overlay images stored on a data storage device; and (ii) acquiring overlay construction data from the data storage device for at least one of the number of predefined overlay images correlated to the user's determined universal achievement status, and wherein the second application is configured to direct replacement of the one or more detected key graphical images in the series of original frame pixel data sets with substitute pixel data of the overlay image representing the user's universal achievement status so as to generate a series of modified frame pixel data sets for encoding in lieu of the series of original frame pixel data sets. one or more computing systems operable to execute the first, game, application configured to generate a series of original frame pixel data sets for rendering of graphical images associated with the first application execution; and one or more computing systems operable to execute a second application configured to search the series of original frame pixel data sets, and to detect one or more key graphical images present in the series of original frame pixel data sets, the key graphical images representing a user's level of achievement in executing the first application, wherein the second application, upon detection of the one or more key graphical images, is configured to query a database to detect the user's universal achievement status, being the user's level of accomplishment in executing one or more game applications over a period of time, and to obtain an overlay image representing the detected universal achievement status of the user by: (i) correlating the user's determined universal achievement status to one or more of a number of predefined overlay images stored on a data storage device; and (ii) acquiring overlay construction data from the data storage device for at least one of the number of predefined overlay images correlated to the user's determined universal achievement status, and (i) correlating the user's determined universal achievement status to one or more of a number of predefined overlay images stored on a data storage device; and (ii) acquiring overlay construction data from the data storage device for at least one of the number of predefined overlay images correlated to the user's determined universal achievement status, and wherein the second application is configured to direct replacement of the one or more detected key graphical images in the series of original frame pixel data sets with substitute pixel data of the overlay image representing the user's universal achievement status so as to generate a series of modified frame pixel data sets for encoding in lieu of the series of original frame pixel data sets. <EOS>