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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2008
Brendan K. Reville, Seattle, WA (US);
Stacey Law, Redmond, WA (US);
Derek Smith, Snohomish, WA (US);
Brendan K. Reville, Seattle, WA (US);
Stacey Law, Redmond, WA (US);
Derek Smith, Snohomish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Mechanisms for accessorizing avatars with animated items. Avatars may be accessorized by items that have animations that are item specific, or they may be accessorized by items that apply to the entire body of the avatars. In addition, such item accessories may apply to avatars across different game titles and they may be added during the execution of a game, whether using a user interface or the game itself (e.g. receiving accessories for achieving certain milestones in a game). Such accessories may also be obtained from remote sources as packages, and then applied locally to avatars.