Patent ID: 7809789

Claim:
A method for user-selected data archiving in a multi-user virtual reality universe (VRU) environment, comprising: modeling a VRU in a computer memory, the VRU comprising a computer model of a physical, three-dimensional space including modeled avatars each controlled in response to avatar control input from corresponding ones of a plurality of separate remote clients; modeling a data access object in the computer memory with the VRU, the data access object comprising at least one programmed function responsive to the avatar control input to provide a data access signal; in response to receiving a data access signal provided by the data access object, providing an interface for a separate bulletin board application to selected ones of the remote clients, the bulletin board application operative to provide access to archived data contributed by its subscribing users; and modeling a data recording object in the VRU, the data recording object comprising at least one programmed function responsive to control input from the corresponding ones of the plurality of remote clients to provide a data record signal initiating obtaining of recorded chat or animation data from the VRU for including in the archived data.