Mitigating collisions in a physical space during gaming

A computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying a computer readable instructions which, when executed, cause a computer to carry out steps of a method for mitigating collisions in a physical three dimensional (3D) space during gaming, the method comprising:

• mapping a set of physical objects and a user situated in the 3D space to determine a spacing between an object in the set of physical objects and the user, wherein the user moves in the 3D space to cause a motion in a virtual environment of a game;
• predicting that the user will make a motion in the 3D space during the gaming;
• computing, using a processor and a memory, for the motion in the 3D space, a motion trajectory of the user, wherein the computing uses a measurement parameter corresponding to the user stored in a user profile;
• detecting that the motion trajectory of the user violates a spacing threshold between the user and the object;
• and
• alerting, responsive to the detecting, the user about a risk of collision between the user and the object in the 3D space.

A data processing system for mitigating collisions in a physical three dimensional (3D) space during gaming, the data processing system comprising:

• a storage device, wherein the storage device stores computer usable program code;
• and
• a processor, wherein the processor executes the computer usable program code, and wherein the computer usable program code comprises:
• computer usable code for mapping a set of physical objects and a user situated in the 3D space to determine a spacing between an object in the set of physical objects and the user, wherein the user moves in the 3D space to cause a motion in a virtual environment of a game;
• computer usable code for predicting that the user will make a motion in the 3D space during the gaming;
• computer usable code for computing, using a processor and a memory, for the motion in the 3D space, a motion trajectory of the user, wherein the computing uses a measurement parameter corresponding to the user stored in a user profile;
• computer usable code for detecting that the motion trajectory of the user violates a spacing threshold between the user and the object;
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• computer usable code for alerting, responsive to the detecting, the user about a risk of collision between the user and the object in the 3D space.