Modifying a position of a conflicting object in a rendered virtual scene

A method comprising:

• rendering a virtual scene of a virtual space that corresponds to a virtual position of a user in the virtual space as determined at least in part by the position of the user in a physical space;
• identifying one or more objects in the virtual scene which are in conflict with attributes of the physical space by determining that the physical space restricts at least one of a movement of the user toward the one or more objects in the virtual scene, or an interaction by the user with the one or more objects in the virtual scene;
• detecting one or more blinking periods of the user when consuming the virtual scene;
• and
• modifying the position of the one or more conflicting objects in the virtual scene based on a detected context of both the user and the one or more objects, the modifying being performed within the one or more detected blinking periods and being performed differently in a plurality of the one or more detected blinking periods,
• wherein:
• the detected context is determined based on a plurality of operations comprising determining (i) the position of the one or more conflicting objects in the field-of-view of the user, (ii) a type of the one or more conflicting objects in the field-of-view of the user at the one or more blinking periods, and one or both of (iii) movement of the one or more conflicting objects in the field-of-view of the user at the one or more blinking periods or (iv) movement of the user at the one or more blinking periods, and wherein the plurality of operations are performed individually or in combination;
• modifying the position of the one or more conflicting objects in the virtual scene comprises modifying the position of the one or more conflicting objects by (i) an amount dependent on the position of the one or more conflicting objects in the field-of-view of the user during the one or more blinking periods and (ii) an increasing amount in relation to the amount of movement of the one or more conflicting objects or the user during the one or more blinking periods;
• and
• modifying the position of the one or more conflicting objects in the virtual scene comprises modifying the position of the one or more conflicting objects by an increasing amount in relation to a distance of the one or more conflicting objects from a central region of the field-of-view.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program instructions stored thereon for performing at least the following:

• rendering a virtual scene of a virtual space that corresponds to a virtual position of a user in the virtual space as determined at least in part by the position of the user in a physical space;
• identifying one or more objects in the virtual scene which are in conflict with attributes of the physical space by determining that the physical space restricts at least one of a movement of the user toward the one or more objects in the virtual scene, or an interaction by the user with the one or more objects in the virtual scene;
• detecting one or more blinking periods of the user when consuming the virtual scene;
• and
• modifying the position of the one or more conflicting objects in the virtual scene based on a detected context of both the user and the one or more objects, the modifying being performed within the one or more detected blinking periods and being performed differently in a plurality of the one or more detected blinking periods,
• wherein:
• the detected context is determined based on a plurality of operations comprising determining (i) the position of the one or more conflicting objects in the field-of-view of the user, (ii) a type of the one or more conflicting objects in the field-of-view of the user at the one or more blinking periods, and one or both of (iii) movement of the one or more conflicting objects in the field-of-view of the user at the one or more blinking periods or (iv) movement of the user at the one or more blinking periods, and wherein the plurality of operations are performed individually or in combination;
• modifying the position of the one or more conflicting objects in the virtual scene comprises modifying the position of the one or more conflicting objects by (i) an amount dependent on the position of the one or more conflicting objects in the field-of-view of the user during the one or more blinking periods and (ii) an increasing amount in relation to the amount of movement of the one or more conflicting objects or the user during the one or more blinking periods;
• and
• modifying the position of the one or more conflicting objects in the virtual scene comprises modifying the position of the one or more conflicting objects by an increasing amount in relation to a distance of the one or more conflicting objects from a central region of the field-of-view.