Patent ID: 8234579

Claim:
In a computer controlled displayed virtual universe space including avatars and objects respectively owned by a plurality of users having interactive access, a method for the aging of objects and avatars comprising: enabling the setting of defined parameters for the aging of said avatars and objects toward eventual removal of said avatars and objects from said virtual universe space; predetermining a set of events, the occurrence of any one of which events would modify the aging of selected avatars and objects; and modifying the aging of at least one of said avatars and objects responsive to the occurrence of one of said predetermined events; wherein one of said defined parameters is associated with the frequency of user login into the virtual universe space, and one of said events includes a user login into the virtual universe space, and said modifying the aging of at least one of the said avatars and objects includes decelerating aging of at least one of said avatars and objects owned by a user based upon the frequency of said user login into the virtual universe space.