Patent ID: 8572207

Claim:
A method of representing a three-dimensional space via a computer network, the method comprising: as implemented by one or more computer systems comprising computer hardware and memory, the one or more computer systems configured with specific executable instructions configured to operate a three-dimensional virtual world; receiving a request for access to the three-dimensional virtual world; determining whether the request should be served with one of: a three-dimensional virtual world data in response to inclusion of “vww” in the request for access; or a two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional virtual world data, the determination being based on the content of the request for access; in response to determining that “vww” is included in the request for access, transmitting the three dimensional virtual world data; and in response to determining that the request should be served with a two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional virtual world data: generating a two-dimensional representation based on the existing state of the three-dimensional virtual world; and transmitting user interface data including the two-dimensional representation and executable code configured to enable a user to interact with objects in the three-dimensional virtual world.