User affiliations spanning multiple virtual spaces
Affiliations between users may be facilitated across multiple virtual spaces accessible via virtual environments. Affiliations may be established within individual ones of two or more virtual spaces. A given affiliation within a given virtual space may include a discrete group of users with a relationship having a functional significance within the given virtual space. The affiliations may include a first affiliation within a first virtual space between a group of users including a first user and a second user. A recommendation may be provided for potential affiliations to users in the two or more virtual spaces such that responsive to the first user having an account in a second virtual space, and responsive to the second user creating an account in the second virtual space, the first user may be recommended to the second user for a potential affiliation in the second virtual space based on the first affiliation.
1. A system configured to facilitate affiliations between users across two or more online games accessible via virtual environments, the system comprising:
one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising:
a group module configured to establish affiliations within individual ones of the two or more online games, a given affiliation within a given online game comprising a discrete group of users with a relationship having a functional significance within the given online game, wherein the affiliations comprise a first affiliation within a first online game between a group of users including a first user and a second user;
a recommendation module configured to automatically recommend potential affiliations to users in the two or more online games, wherein the recommendation module is configured such that responsive to the first user having an account in a second online game and a second affiliation within the second online game between a discrete group of users of the second online game, and responsive to the second user creating an account in the second online game, the first user and the second affiliation are automatically recommended to the second user for a potential affiliation in the second online game based on the first affiliation; and
an overarching group module configured to determine one or more overarching affiliations, individual ones of the overarching affiliations encompassing two or more affiliations from different online games that include substantially the same group of users.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the recommendation module is configured to enable the second user to opt-in or opt-out of the potential affiliation with the first user.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein a relationship between the first user and the second user in the first affiliation within the first online game has a different functional significance than a potential relationship between the first user and the second user in the potential affiliation in the second online game.
4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a communications module configured to facilitate communications between users belonging to a common overarching affiliation.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the communications occur within the virtual environment.
6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the communications occur outside of the virtual environment.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the group module is configured to automatically include a given user belonging to a given overarching affiliation in individual affiliations encompassed by the given overarching affiliation.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein a given overarching affiliation is configured to facilitate one or more of a cooperative attack, a cooperative defense, resource trading, or troupe enforcements in individual ones of the two or more online games by individual users belonging to the given overarching affiliation.
9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a translation module configured to translate a relationship between the first user and the second user in the first affiliation within the first online game to a potential relationship between the first user and the second user in the potential affiliation in the second online game.
10. A computer-implemented method for facilitating affiliations between users across two or more online games accessible via virtual environments, the method implemented on a computer system that includes one or more computer processors, the method comprising:
establishing affiliations within individual ones of the two or more online games, a given affiliation within a given online game comprising a discrete group of users with a relationship having a functional significance within the given online game, wherein the affiliations comprise a first affiliation within a first online game between a group of users including a first user and a second user;
providing automatically, using the one or more processors, a recommendation for potential affiliations to users in the two or more online games such that responsive to the first user having an account in a second online game and a second affiliation within the second online game between a discrete group of users of the second online game, and responsive to the second user creating an account in the second online game, the first user and the second affiliation are automatically recommended to the second user for a potential affiliation in the second online game based on the first affiliation; and,
determining one or more overarching affiliations, individual ones of the overarching affiliations encompassing two or more affiliations from different online games that include substantially the same group of users.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising enabling the second user to opt-in or opt-out of the potential affiliation with the first user.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein a relationship between the first user and the second user in the first affiliation within the first online game has a different functional significance than a potential relationship between the first user and the second user in the potential affiliation in the second online game.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising facilitating communications between users belonging to a common overarching affiliation.
14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein the communications occur within the virtual environment.
15. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein the communications occur outside of the virtual environment.
16. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising automatically including a given user belonging to a given overarching affiliation in individual affiliations encompassed by the given overarching affiliation.
17. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein a given overarching affiliation is configured to facilitate one or more of a cooperative attack, a cooperative defense, resource trading, or troupe enforcements in individual ones of the two or more online games by individual users belonging to the given overarching affiliation.
18. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising translating a relationship between the first user and the second user in the first affiliation within the first online game to a potential relationship between the first user and the second user in the potential affiliation in the second online game.