METHOD FOR TRANSLATING A NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION WITHIN A VIRTUAL WORLD ENVIRONMENT

The present disclosure is directed to a method for translating non-verbal communication in a virtual world environment. The method may comprise: receiving a first signal comprising a first non-verbal communication associated with an avatar within the virtual world environment having a first meaning within a first context; determining a second meaning for the first non-verbal communication within a second context; translating the first non-verbal communication to a second non-verbal communication when the first meaning is at least substantially different from the second meaning; providing at least one of the first non-verbal communication and the second non-verbal communication to a user within the second context, wherein the at least one of the first non-verbal communication and the second non-verbal communication are selected for providing the second user with a non-verbal communication at least substantially conveying the first meaning; and alerting the first user of the substantially different meaning.