Virtual reality
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorsSimon Mark Benson, Simon John Hall, Nicholas Ward-Foxton
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Abstract
A virtual reality apparatus includes a head mountable display (HMD); a detector to detect a deviation of a current orientation of the HMD from a base orientation of the HMD; and a generator to generate content for presentation to the wearer of the HMD to prompt the wearer of the HMD to turn his head so as to change the orientation of the HMD towards the base orientation.
Claims13
A virtual reality apparatus comprising:
- a head mountable display (HMD) for a wearer;
- a detector to detect a deviation of a current orientation of the HMD from a base orientation of the HMD, where the base orientation is a predetermined orientation referenced to a real-world reference;
- a processor executing computer code to implement a generator to generate content for presentation to the wearer of the HMD to prompt the wearer of the HMD to turn his head so as to change the orientation of the HMD towards the base orientation;
- and
- one or more vibration devices disposed in the HMD,
- wherein the generator is configured to generate the content to include a signal to control the one or more vibration devices to vibrate in such a way as to prompt the wearer of the HMD to turn his head so as to change the orientation of the HMD towards the base orientation.
A method comprising:
- detecting a deviation of a current orientation of a head mountable display (HMD) from a base orientation of the HMD, where the base orientation is a predetermined orientation referenced to a real-world reference;
- generating content for presentation to a wearer of the HMD to prompt the wearer of the HMD to turn his head so as to change the orientation of the HMD towards the base orientation;
- and
- providing one or more vibration devices within the HMD,
- wherein the generating includes generating the content to include a signal to control the one or more vibration devices to vibrate in such a way as to prompt the wearer of the HMD to turn his head so as to change the orientation of the HMD towards the base orientation.
A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium which stores computer software, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to carry out actions, comprising:
- detecting a deviation of a current orientation of a head mountable display (HMD) from a base orientation of the HMD, where the base orientation is a predetermined orientation referenced to a real-world reference;
- generating content for presentation to a wearer of the HMD to prompt the wearer of the HMD to turn his head so as to change the orientation of the HMD towards the base orientation;
- and
- providing one or more vibration devices within the HMD,
- wherein the generating includes generating the content to include a signal to control the one or more vibration devices to vibrate in such a way as to prompt the wearer of the HMD to turn his head so as to change the orientation of the HMD towards the base orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.