Patent ID: 8726172

Claim:
A system configured to manage an environment of a virtual space based on characters made accessible responsive to corresponding tokens being detected, the system comprising: one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising: a space module configured to implement the virtual space to determine views of the virtual space; a token detection module configured to detect tokens based on signals received from one or more token readers, a given token being a standalone physical object, the tokens including a first token associated with a first character and a second token associated with a second character, the first token being detectable based on a first signal conveying information associated with the first token, the second token being detectable based on a second signal conveying information associated with the second token, the first character being accessible in the virtual space responsive to the first token being detected and the second character being accessible in the virtual space responsive to the second token being detected; and an environment management module configured to manage an environment of the virtual space, the environment being an aggregate of surroundings and conditions of the virtual space, the environment being modified responsive to one or both of the first token being detected or the second token being detected, wherein modifying the environment comprises changing the laws of nature or weather depicted in the virtual space, wherein virtual space content associated with the environment of the virtual space is stored at a location other than the one or more tokens.