Patent ID: 8134061

Claim:
A system for facilitating remote interaction, comprising: a server configured to host a virtual environment; and a plurality of client devices communicating with the server over an electronic network, each said client device configured to interact within the virtual environment through a corresponding avatar, wherein a first client device accepts commands from a first user and, in response, communicates corresponding information to the server causing a modification of any of a first set of user-customizable visual characteristics of a first avatar that represents the first user, wherein a second client device accepts commands from a second user and, in response, communicates corresponding information to the server causing a modification of any of a second set of user-customizable visual characteristics of a second avatar that represents the second user, and wherein the first avatar performs a musical sequence that is based on current settings for: the first set of user-customizable visual characteristics and the second set of user-customizable visual characteristics.