Abstract: The disclosed embodiment relates to connecting real-world vendors with customers through a virtual game environment using a computer-implemented method, an apparatus comprising one or more processors and one or more memories operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more processors, and at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions. An exemplary method includes receiving information from a user regarding a desired product or service, presenting a virtual game environment based at least in part on the desired product or service, monitoring the user's activity in the virtual game environment, providing an offer to the user corresponding to the desired product or service, the offer being based at least in part on the user's activity in the virtual game environment, and providing information identifying a real-world vendor corresponding to the offer, thereby enabling interactions between the user and the real-world vendor.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to connecting real-world vendors with customers through a virtual interface using a computer-implemented method executed by one or more computing devices, an apparatus comprising one or more processors and one or more memories operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more processors, and at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions. An exemplary method comprises receiving, through a virtual interface, information from a user regarding a desired product or service, providing, through the virtual interface, information to the user regarding one or more real-world vendors offering the desired product or service, and enabling interactions between the user and at least one of the one or more vendors offering the desired product or service through the virtual interface.