Virtual experience pillars
AssigneeHyper Reality Partners, LLC
InventorCurtis Hickman
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Abstract
Described herein are techniques for providing a virtual experience including, but not limited to, the use of a virtual experience “pillar,” or virtual rotation of a virtual area and/or a participant in the virtual area. The entry of a participant into a physical environment via a physical entrance area is detected. The participant uses a head-mounted display (HMD) to view a virtual environment associated with the physical environment, the virtual environment including a virtual entrance coinciding with the physical entrance area. An outer virtual environment, and a virtual pillar upon which a virtual avatar representing the participant stands, are caused to be displayed in the virtual environment viewed by the participant.
Claims20
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method for causing display of a virtual environment viewed by at least one participant in a physical environment, the method comprising:
- causing display of, in the virtual environment viewed by the at least one participant, an outer environment including a first visual element and an inner environment including a second visual element, wherein the at least one participant is spatially anchored to the inner environment by the second visual element;
- causing display of the outer environment to rotate with respect to the inner environment and the second visual element,
- wherein causing display of the outer environment to rotate with respect to the inner environment and the second visual element occurs independently from movement of the at least one participant in the physical environment;
- and
- activating one or more transducers concurrently while causing display of the outer environment to rotate with respect to the inner environment and the second visual element,
- wherein activation of the one or more transducers is configured to provide a haptic sensation to the at least one participant,
- wherein the one or more transducers are activated for the entirety of the duration of causing display of the outer environment to rotate with respect to the inner environment and the second visual element.
A method for causing display of a virtual environment viewed by at least a first participant and a second participant, the method comprising:
- causing display of a first virtual avatar and a second virtual avatar within the virtual environment, the first virtual avatar corresponding to the first participant and the second virtual avatar corresponding to the second participant,
- wherein the first virtual avatar is associated with an inner environment and the second virtual avatar is associated with an outer environment;
- causing display of the outer environment to rotate with respect to the inner environment;
- and
- activating one or more transducers disposed on the first participant in association with causing display of the outer environment to rotate with respect to the inner environment,
- wherein activating the one or more transducers is configured to provide a haptic feedback to the first participant, the haptic feedback configured to alleviate any discomforts experienced in association with causing display of the outer environment to rotate with respect to the inner environment.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method for causing display of a virtual environment viewed by a participant represented by a virtual avatar in the virtual environment, the method comprising:
- receiving information indicative of entry of the virtual avatar into the virtual environment through a virtual entrance;
- causing display of a virtual pillar and an outer virtual environment, the virtual pillar being independent from the outer virtual environment,
- wherein the virtual avatar is displayed standing upon the virtual pillar;
- causing display of the virtual pillar to rotate,
- wherein causing display of the virtual pillar to rotate occurs independently from movement of the participant in a physical environment;
- while causing display of the virtual pillar to rotate, adjusting display of the outer virtual environment corresponding with the rotation of the virtual pillar;
- while causing display of the virtual pillar to rotate, activating one or more environmental devices disposed on the participant or on an associated accessory,
- wherein activation of the one or more environmental devices provides a sensation that is detected by the participant, the sensation configured to alleviate any discomforts experienced in association with causing display of the virtual pillar to rotate,
- wherein the one or more environmental devices are activated for the entirety of the duration of causing display of the virtual pillar to rotate;
- and
- following rotation of the virtual pillar, causing display of an exit point in the virtual environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.