Modifying original geographic location for viewing by a user in a multilingual collaborative gaming environment
Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing a collaborative communication environment. The method embodiment comprises receiving user profiles, establishing a collaborative communication environment where a plurality of users simultaneously interact over a network, converting data to be sent to each user in a collaborative environment based on the respective user's profile, and presenting a localized experience to each user using the converted data.
1. A method comprising:
receiving first geographic location data associated with a first physical location of a first user and second geographic location data associated with a second physical location of a second user;
normalizing, via a normalization module and a processor, the first geographic location data such that the first geographic location data is modified according to visual characteristics of a preferred geographic location for viewing by the first user, to yield modified geographic location data, wherein the preferred geographic location is independent of the first physical location of the first user;
communicating, via communication module, the modified geographic location data to a first device associated with the first user as part of a collaborative communication environment; and
communicating the second geographic location data to a second user device associated with the second user as part of the collaborative communication environment, wherein the communicating of the modified geographic location data and the communicating of the second geographic location data each occur prior to the first user and the second user taking part in the collaborative communication environment.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the collaborative communication environment comprises a gaming environment accessed by the first user and the second user.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, based on a profile, the preferred geographic location associated with the first user.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
receiving original data to be communicated to the first user and the second user, wherein the first user and the second user are game participants in a gaming environment operating on a gaming computer system.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the original data references an original geographic location.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
modifying the original data being communicated to the first device based on an analysis of the preferred geographic location and the original data.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the original data comprises removing, from the original data which is to be communicated, the original geographic location.
8. A system comprising:
a processor;
a normalization module; and
a computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving first geographic location data associated with a first physical location of a first user and second geographic location data associated with a second physical location of a second user;
normalizing, via a normalization module, the first geographic location data such that the first geographic location data is modified according to visual characteristics of a preferred geographic location for viewing by the first user, to yield modified geographic location data, wherein the preferred geographic location is independent of the first physical location of the first user;
communicating the modified geographic location data to a first device associated with the first user as part of a collaborative communication environment; and
communicating the second geographic location data to a second user device associated with the second user as part of the collaborative communication environment, wherein the communicating of the modified geographic location data and the communicating of the second geographic location data each occur prior to the first user and the second user taking part in the collaborative communication environment.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the collaborative communication environment comprises a gaming environment accessed by the first user and the second user.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computer-readable storage device stores additional instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
determining, based on a profile, the preferred geographic location associated with the first user.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the computer-readable storage device stores additional instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
receiving original data to be communicated to the first user and the second user, wherein the first user and the second user are game participants in a gaming environment operating on a gaming computer system.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the original data references an original geographic location.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the computer-readable storage device stores additional instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
modifying the original data being communicated to the first device based on an analysis of the preferred geographic location and the original data.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein modifying the original data comprises removing, from the original data which is to be communicated, the original geographic location.
15. A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
receiving first geographic location data associated with a first physical location of a first user and second geographic location data associated with a second physical location of a second user;
normalizing, via a normalization module, the first geographic location data such that the first geographic location data is modified according to visual characteristics of a preferred geographic location for viewing by the first user, to yield modified geographic location data, wherein the preferred geographic location is independent of the first physical location of the first user;
communicating the modified geographic location data to a first device associated with the first user as part of a collaborative communication environment; and
communicating the second geographic location data to a second user device associated with the second user as part of the collaborative communication environment, wherein the communicating of the modified geographic location data and the communicating of the second geographic location data each occur prior to the first user and the second user taking part in the collaborative communication environment.
16. The computer-readable storage device of claim 15 , wherein the collaborative communication environment comprises a gaming environment accessed by the first user and the second user.
17. The computer-readable storage device of claim 15 , wherein the computer-readable storage device stores additional instructions which, when executed on the computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations further comprising:
determining, based on a profile, the preferred geographic location associated with the first user.
18. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17 , wherein the computer-readable storage device stores additional instructions which, when executed on the computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations further comprising:
receiving original data to be communicated to the first user and the second user, wherein the first user and the second user are game participants in a gaming environment operating on a gaming computer system.
19. The computer-readable storage device of claim 18 , wherein the original data references an original geographic location.
20. The computer-readable storage device of claim 19 , wherein the computer-readable storage device stores additional instructions which, when executed on the computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations further comprising:
modifying the original data being communicated to the first device based on an analysis of the preferred geographic location and the original data.