Transitioning gameplay on a head-mounted display

2:

• The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the captured audio includes applying voice recognition to the captured audio to determine an identity of the person speaking in the local environment.

3:

• The method of claim 2, wherein the notification includes the identity of the person speaking in the local environment.

3:

• The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the captured audio includes applying sound localization to the captured audio to determine a location of the person speaking in the local environment.

4:

• The method of claim 1, wherein capturing audio from the local environment is performed by a microphone of the head-mounted display.

5:

• The method of claim 1, wherein capturing audio from the local environment is performed by a microphone that is separate from the head-mounted display.

6:

• The method of claim 1, further comprising:
• capturing images of the local environment, and analyzing the captured images to detect the person speaking in the local environment.

7:

• The method of claim 6, wherein analyzing the captured images includes applying image recognition to the captured images to determine an identity of the person speaking in the local environment.

8:

• The method of claim 7, wherein the notification includes the identity of the person speaking in the local environment.

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• The method of claim 6, wherein analyzing the captured images is configured to determine a location of the person speaking in the local environment.

10:

• The method of claim 6, wherein capturing images of the local environment is performed by a camera of the head-mounted display.

11:

• The method of claim 6, wherein capturing images of the local environment is performed by an external camera separate from the head-mounted display.

12:

• The method of claim 1,
• wherein pausing the gameplay of the video game includes identifying an intensity of a gameplay aspect, and progressively reducing the intensity of the gameplay aspect before entering a paused state.

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• The method of claim 13, wherein transitioning the gameplay from the paused state to the active state includes identifying a first gameplay timepoint earlier than a second gameplay timepoint at which the gameplay was paused, and initiating the transitioning from the paused state to the active state from the first gameplay timepoint.

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• The method of claim 15, wherein analyzing the captured images includes applying image recognition to the captured images to determine an identity of the person speaking in the local environment.

17:

• The method of claim 16, wherein the notification includes the identity of the person speaking in the local environment.

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• The method of claim 15, wherein analyzing the captured images is configured to determine a location of the person speaking in the local environment.

19:

• The method of claim 15, wherein capturing images of the local environment is performed by a camera of the head-mounted display.

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• The method of claim 15, wherein capturing images of the local environment is performed by an external camera separate from the head-mounted display.