Effective communication in virtual worlds

1. A method for establishing effective communication between at least two users in a virtual world, comprising:

ascertaining a communication capability of each of the users;

determining a difference between the communication capabilities of the users; and

establishing communication using a default type of communication, if the difference is not above a pre-determined threshold, wherein

the default type of communication is instant messaging, and

the communication capability comprises statistics of a typing speed, typing errors and spelling mistakes of the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising establishing the communication using an alternate type of communication, if the difference is above the pre-determined threshold.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the alternate type of communication is a voice communication using Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication capability of the user can appear in the virtual world as one of a single object, multiple objects each showing a discrete level of difficulty in communication, and an object with a continuous feature showing the difficulty in communication.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ascertaining comprises measuring the communication capability in real time.

6. A computer program product for establishing effective communication between at least two users in a virtual world, the computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising:

instructions to ascertain a communication capability of each of the users;

instructions to determine a difference between the communication capabilities of the users; and

instructions to establish communication using a default type of communication, if the difference is not above a pre-determined threshold, wherein

the default type of communication is instant messaging, and

the communication capability comprises statistics of a typing speed, typing errors and spelling mistakes of the user.

7. The computer program product of claim 6 , further comprising instructions to establish the communication using an alternate type of communication, if the difference is above the pre-determined threshold.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the alternate type of communication is a voice communication using Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP).

9. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the communication capability of the user can appear in the virtual world as one of a single object, multiple objects each showing a discrete level of difficulty in communication, and an object with a continuous feature showing the difficulty in communication.

10. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the instructions to ascertain comprises instructions to measure the communication capability in real time.

11. A computer system comprising:

a processor;

a memory operatively coupled with the processor;

a storage device operatively coupled with the processor and the memory; and

a computer program product for establishing effective communication between at least two users in a virtual world, the computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising:

instructions to ascertain a communication capability of each of the users;

instructions to determine a difference between the communication capabilities of the users; and

instructions to establish communication using a default type of communication, if the difference is not above a pre-determined threshold, wherein

the default type of communication is instant messaging, and

the communication capability comprises statistics of a typing speed, typing errors and spelling mistakes of the user.

12. The computer system of claim 11 , further comprising instructions to establish the communication using an alternate type of communication, if the difference is above the pre-determined threshold, and wherein the instructions to ascertain comprises instructions to measure the communication capability in real time.

13. The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the alternate type of communication is a voice communication using Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP).

14. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the communication capability of the user can appear in the virtual world as one of a single object, multiple objects each showing a discrete level of difficulty in communication, and an object with a continuous feature showing the difficulty in communication.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the ascertaining a communication capability further includes ascertaining a communication capability of a group of the users; and

the determining a difference further includes determining the difference of communication capabilities between two individual users, between one individual user and a group of users, or between two groups of users.

16. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein

the instructions to ascertain a communication capability further includes instructions to ascertain a communication capability of a group of the users; and

the instructions to determine a difference further includes instructions to determine the difference of communication capabilities between two individual users, between one individual user and a group of users, or between two groups of users.

17. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein

the instructions to ascertain a communication capability further includes instructions to ascertain a communication capability of a group of the users; and

the instructions to determine a difference further includes instructions to determine the difference of communication capabilities between two individual users, between one individual user and a group of users, or between two groups of users.