VIRTUAL MARKETPLACE ACCESSIBLE TO WIDGETIZED AVATARS
A system for creating and providing clothing and accessories for avatars, including within a virtual marketplace is disclosed. The system includes computer programming resident on at least one networked server, wherein the computer programming provides a creation tool and an online marketplace having at least one virtual storefront. A user access to the online marketplace includes a user-directed, computer programmable avatar, and further includes a computing device communicatively connected to the at least one networked server.
1 . A computer-based method for designing one or more virtual items for association with one or more avatars, the steps comprising:
providing a networked server;
providing a computer networked to said networked server;
wherein said computer has a display;
wherein said server is comprised of a software-based creation tool and a software-based online marketplace;
accessing by a user, using said computer, said software-based creation tool and said software-based online marketplace;
displaying one or more avatars on said display, the one or more avatars comprising a virtual likeness of said user;
displaying an item and a background, wherein said item and said background are associated with said one or more avatar;
incorporating, at a direction of a said user, one or more media with at least one of the item and the background;
previewing the incorporation by said user;
accepting the incorporation by said user; and
executing the incorporation based on the acceptance by the user;
wherein said item is obtained in said online marketplace;
wherein said display of said avatar is presented as a virtual trading card;
wherein said virtual trading card comprises one or more sides;
wherein said user is designated as a novice or an expert;
wherein said designation as said novice or said expert provides said user with different options within said online marketplace.
2 . The computer-based method of claim 1 , wherein the item includes at least one article of virtual clothing.
3 . The computer-based method of claim 1 , wherein the item includes at least one virtual accessory.
4 . The computer-based method of claim 1 , wherein the background is selected from the group of backgrounds consisting of: a solid color and a pattern.
5 . The computer-based method of claim 1 , wherein said one or more media is incorporated with the background.
6 . The computer-based method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of: saving said accepted incorporation to an avatar profile.
7 . The computer-based method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of: publishing said accepted incorporation to a user defined location.
8 . The computer-based method of claim 7 , wherein the user defined location comprises a virtual storefront.
9 . The computer-based method of claim 7 , wherein the user defined location comprises a profile of an avatar.
10 . The computer-based method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more media is visually limited to the item.
11 . The computer-based method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more media is cropped within the item
12 . A computer-based method for designing one or more items for association with an avatar, the steps comprising:
providing a networked server;
providing a computer networked to said networked server;
wherein said computer has a display;
wherein said server is comprised of a software-based creation tool and a software-based online marketplace;
accessing by a user, using said computer, said software-based creation tool and said software-based online marketplace;
displaying an avatar, the avatar comprising a virtual likeness of a said user;
displaying an item associated with the avatar;
incorporating, at a direction of a user, one or more media in association with the item;
previewing the incorporation;
accepting the incorporation by said user;
executing the incorporation based on the acceptance by the user;
wherein the item is stored in association with an avatar associated profile and is selected by the user for association with the avatar after acceptance;
wherein said item is obtained in said online marketplace;
wherein said display of said avatar is presented on a virtual trading card;
wherein said virtual trading card has one or more sides;
wherein said user is designated as a novice or an expert;
wherein said designation as said novice or said expert provides said user with different options within said marketplace.
13 . The computer-based method of claim 12 , wherein the item includes at least one article of virtual clothing.
14 . The computer-based method of claim 12 , wherein the item includes at least one virtual accessory.
15 . The computer-based method of claim 12 , further comprising the step of publishing the accepted incorporation to a user defined location.
16 . The computer-based method of claim 15 , wherein the user defined location includes at least one virtual storefront.
17 . The computer-based method of claim 15 , wherein the user defined location includes a profile of said avatar.
18 . The computer-based method tool of claim 12 , wherein the one or more media is visually limited to the one item.
19 . The computer-based method of claim 18 , wherein the one or more media is cropped within the item.