Augmented extended realm system

A machine implemented method for simulated sports training, comprising the steps of:

• displaying a simulated environment having one or more virtual objects of a sporting event;
• displaying to a user a moving object in the simulated environment in accordance with object path data representing an object path and conditions of motion of the moving object as a function of time;
• correlating soundscape data to the object path data, the soundscape data being dependent on both the object path and the conditions of motion of the moving object;
• and
• outputting sound to the user based on the correlated soundscape data either before or during displaying to the user the moving object, thereby providing spatial auditory clues for assisting tracking eye movements of the user to train the user to anticipate or recognize a trajectory of the moving object,
• wherein the simulated environment is a baseball environment with the user having a vantage point of an umpire behind home plate, the moving object is a pitched baseball and the object path is a path of the pitched baseball from a pitcher in the simulated environment to the home plate, the method further comprising:
• receiving an input from the user after release of the pitched baseball indicating a choice between a strike call and a ball call;
• recording the input;
• comparing the input to whether the pitched baseball corresponded to a virtual strike zone;
• and
• recording a performance of the user based on the comparing step.

A system for simulated sports training, comprising:

• storage comprising object path data representing an object path and conditions of motion of a moving object as a function of time, and simulated environment data for a simulated environment having one or more virtual objects of a sporting event;
• one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to:
• output to a display the moving object in the simulated environment in accordance with the object path data, wherein the moving object is displayed as moving in a direction toward the user;
• correlate soundscape data to the object path data, the soundscape data being dependent on both the object path and the conditions of motion;
• and
• output sound based on the correlated soundscape data either before or during displaying to the user the moving object, thereby providing spatial auditory clues for assisting tracking eye movements of the user to train the user to anticipate or recognize a trajectory of the moving object.