Enhancing virtual reality with physiological sensing

A Head-Mounted Device (HMD) configured for participating in a virtual, augmented, or mixed reality (xR) session in a first physical environment, comprising:

• a processor;
• a plurality of physiological sensors, each physiological sensor generating a data stream including physiological measurements of an individual wearing the HMD while participating in the xR session;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the first HMD to:
• transmit the plurality of physiological data streams to a host IHS (Information Handling System), wherein a plurality of physiological states of the individual are determined by the host IHS based on each of the respective plurality of physiological data streams;
• collecting environmental state data comprising measurements of environmental properties of the first physical environment;
• transmitting the environmental state data to the host IHS, wherein the plurality of physiological states are combined by the host IHS based on the environmental state data to determine a physiological user classification, and wherein the xR session is modified based on the physiological user classification;
• and
• presenting the modified xR session to the individual.

A system for hosting a virtual, augmented, or mixed reality (xR) session in a first physical environment, comprising:

• a Head-Mounted Device (HMD) comprising a plurality of physiological sensors, each physiological sensor generating a data stream including physiological measurements of an individual wearing the HMD while participating in the xR session;
• and
• a host IHS (Information Handling System) coupled to the HMD and configured to:
• receive the plurality of physiological data streams;
• receive a plurality of environmental state data streams comprising measurements of environmental properties of the first physical environment;
• determine a plurality of physiological states of the individual based on each of the respective plurality of physiological data streams;
• combine the plurality of physiological states based on the environmental state data to determine a physiological user classification;
• and
• modify the presentation of the xR session to the individual by the HMD based on the physiological user classification.