Location-based VR topological extrusion apparatus

A method of generating one or more temporary structures of a room layout, the method comprising:

• generating a platform comprising a plurality of columns configured in an array;
• generating a virtual grid of the platform, wherein a position of each column in the array corresponds to a column coordinate point;
• generating a 3-dimensional (3-D) topology rendering of a real structure environment representative of the room layout, the 3-D topology rendering comprising real coordinate points of one or more structures of the real structure environment;
• mapping the virtual grid to the real coordinate points of the 3-D topology rendering;
• causing the plurality of columns to move in accordance with the mapped virtual grid to cause the plurality of columns to move until the column coordinate points co-register with the real coordinate points of the 3-D topology rendering so that the plurality of columns form the one or more temporary structures as a physical mock representation of the one or more structure of the real structure environment;
• wherein the one or more temporary structures includes a floor, a wall, and an object that are physical mock representations of a floor, a wall, and an object of the real structure environment.

A scalable, modular system for generating a one or more temporary structures, the system comprising:

• a platform comprising a plurality of columns configured in an array, the plurality of columns comprising a number of individual columns, each individual column comprising a first end and a second end;
• a plurality of actuators comprising a number of individual actuators matching the number of individual columns, each individual actuator in mechanical connection with an individual column, wherein each individual actuator is configured to cause the individual column in mechanical connection therewith to extend and retract so as to form at least a portion of one or more temporary structures;
• a scanner configured to generate a 3-dimensional (3-D) topology rendering of a real structure environment representative of the room layout, the 3-D topology rendering comprising real coordinate points of one or more structures of the real structure environment, each individual real coordinate point including a vertical component and a horizontal component corresponding to a surface point of the one or more structures;
• a computer device configured to generate a virtual grid of the platform and assign a plurality of column coordinate points on the virtual grid, each column coordinate point corresponding to a physical position of a column second end in the array, wherein the computer device is configured to:
• map the column coordinate points of the virtual grid to the real coordinate points of the 3-D topology rendering;
• actuate at least one actuator of the plurality of actuators to extend or retract one or more column of the plurality of columns so that each individual column coordinate point has a vertical component that co-registers with the vertical component of a real coordinate point such that the plurality of columns form the one or more temporary structures as a physical mock representation of the one or more structures of the real structure environment;
• and
• actuate in accordance with the mapped virtual grid to cause the plurality of columns to form a floor, a wall, and an object that are physical mock representations of a floor, a wall, and an object of the real structure environment.