1. A method comprising: detecting that a plurality of avatars in a virtual universe are within viewing distance of a static communication object within the virtual universe, wherein the static communication object has only a single static communication consisting of a single phrase encoded in a plurality of languages; determining a first language indicated for a first avatar of the plurality of avatars and a second language indicated for a second avatar of the plurality of avatars; determining that the plurality of encodings of the static communication include a first encoding of the static communication in the first language and a second encoding of the static communication in the second language; transmitting the first encoding of the static communication to a first device, which corresponds to the first avatar, for the first device to render the static communication object with the first encoding of the static communication in the first language; and transmitting the second encoding of the static communication in the second language to a second device, which corresponds to the second avatar, for the second device to render the static communication object with the second encoding of the static communication in the second language.