Methods and systems for customizing virtual reality data

A method comprising:

• accessing, by a media player device from a virtual reality system, an experience selection data structure generated by the virtual reality system to facilitate dynamic selection of different entries, from a plurality of entries included within the experience selection data structure, by the media player device as the media player device provides different virtual reality experiences to a user by processing different virtual reality datasets, wherein
• each entry of the plurality of entries corresponds to a different virtual reality dataset that is customized to a different virtual reality experience included within a plurality of virtual reality experiences,
• each virtual reality experience of the plurality of virtual reality experiences allows the user to look in any direction within a three-dimensional (3D) scene from a respective virtual viewpoint positioned at a respective location within the 3D scene, and
• the plurality of virtual reality experiences includes virtual reality experiences that are associated with different respective virtual viewpoints positioned at different respective locations within the 3D scene;
• selecting, by the media player device and by way of the experience selection data structure, an entry from the plurality of entries, the entry corresponding to a particular virtual reality dataset that is customized to a particular virtual reality experience;
• providing, by the media player device to the virtual reality system, data representative of the entry selected by way of the experience selection data structure;
• receiving, by the media player device from the virtual reality system in response to the providing of the data representative of the entry, the particular virtual reality dataset that is customized to the particular virtual reality experience;
• and
• processing, by the media player device, the particular virtual reality dataset that is customized to the particular virtual reality experience to provide the particular virtual reality experience to the user.

A system comprising:

• at least one physical computing device that:
• generates an experience selection data structure configured to facilitate dynamic selection of different entries, from a plurality of entries included within the experience selection data structure, by a media player device as the media player device provides different virtual reality experiences to a user by processing different virtual reality datasets, wherein
• each entry of the plurality of entries corresponds to a different virtual reality dataset that is customized to a different virtual reality experience included within a plurality of virtual reality experiences,
• each virtual reality experience of the plurality of virtual reality experiences allows the user to look in any direction within a three-dimensional (3D) scene from a respective virtual viewpoint positioned at a respective location within the 3D scene, and
• the plurality of virtual reality experiences includes virtual reality experiences that are associated with different respective virtual viewpoints positioned at different respective locations within the 3D scene;
• provides the experience selection data structure to the media player device;
• detects that the media player device selects, by way of the experience selection data structure, an entry from the plurality of entries, the entry corresponding to a particular virtual reality dataset that is customized to a particular virtual reality experience;
• and
• provides, to the media player device in response to the detecting that the media player device selects the entry, the particular virtual reality dataset that is customized to the particular virtual reality experience.

A media player device comprising:

• at least one physical computing component that:
• accesses, from a virtual reality system, an experience selection data structure generated by the virtual reality system to facilitate dynamic selection of different entries, from a plurality of entries included within the experience selection data structure, by the media player device as the media player device provides different virtual reality experiences to a user by processing different virtual reality datasets, wherein
• each entry of the plurality of entries corresponds to a different virtual reality dataset that is customized to a different virtual reality experience included within a plurality of virtual reality experiences,
• each virtual reality experience of the plurality of virtual reality experiences allows the user to look in any direction within a three-dimensional (3D) scene from a respective virtual viewpoint positioned at a respective location within the 3D scene, and
• the plurality of virtual reality experiences includes virtual reality experiences that are associated with different respective virtual viewpoints positioned at different respective locations within the 3D scene;
• selects, by way of the experience selection data structure, an entry from the plurality of entries, the entry corresponding to a particular virtual reality dataset that is customized to a particular virtual reality experience;
• provides, to the virtual reality system, data representative of the entry selected by way of the experience selection data structure;
• receives, from the virtual reality system in response to the providing of the data representative of the entry, the particular virtual reality dataset that is customized to the particular virtual reality experience;
• and
• processes the particular virtual reality dataset that is customized to the particular virtual reality experience to provide the particular virtual reality experience to the user.