Patent ID: 8495506

Claim:
A machine-implemented method comprising: detecting entrance from an external user into a virtual world that includes a plurality of virtual areas, the plurality of virtual areas including a first virtual area and a second virtual area; identifying, for each one of the plurality of virtual areas, a plurality of users joined to one of the plurality of virtual areas, wherein the plurality of users includes a plurality of first users joined to the first virtual area and a plurality of second users joined to the second virtual area; computing a first user weighting for each of the plurality of first users and computing a second user weighting for each of the plurality of second users, the computing resulting in a plurality of first user weightings and a plurality of second user weightings; computing a first virtual area friendliness level by aggregating the plurality of first user weightings and computing a second virtual area friendliness level by aggregating the plurality of second user weightings; simultaneously displaying the first virtual area friendliness level and the second virtual area friendliness level to the external user; receiving, in response to displaying the first virtual area friendliness level and the second virtual area friendliness level, a virtual area selection from the external user that selects the second virtual area friendliness level; and displaying the plurality of second user weightings to the external user in response to receiving the virtual area selection.