Patent ID: 8601386

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving, via a computing device, a telephonic call for a real time communication session at a virtual object telephone, wherein the virtual object telephone is presented in a virtual reality world, the virtual reality world comprises a three dimensional model including the virtual object telephone, the virtual object telephone has a visible volume in the virtual reality world, and the virtual reality world is presented to residents of the virtual reality world based on respective view points of residents in the virtual reality world; indicating, via the computing device, to a plurality of residents of the virtual reality world that the virtual object telephone is being called, wherein the plurality of residents correspond to a plurality of users of the virtual reality world connected via a network, the plurality of residents are represented by a plurality of avatars presented in the virtual reality world, and the plurality of avatars are located in a vicinity of the virtual object telephone in the virtual reality world; and responsive to an input from a receiving resident of the plurality of residents, connecting via the computing device, the telephonic call to the receiving resident for a real time communication session, wherein the indicating to the plurality of residents of the virtual reality world that the virtual object telephone is being called provides each of the plurality of residents an opportunity to provide the input to receive the telephone call.