Patent ID: 8668592

Claim:
A method of enabling virtual gameplay on a computing device in communication with a storage medium, the method comprising the steps of: providing a video game environment on the computing device, enabling a first player to play a game via a character, the first player being one of a plurality of players which have access to the video game environment, each player having a geographic location; detecting, via an input device in communication with the computing device, the first player's geographic location, and storing the player's geographic location on the storage medium; and in response to the detected geographic location, retrieving, via the computing device, a storyline for the first player's character to interact with, the retrieved storyline being related to the geographic location of the first player; and permitting the other players' characters to interact with the retrieved storyline as long as the first player remains connected to the game; wherein other storylines are opened and closed to the first player's character as other players enter and leave the game.