Directional Warnings in Co-located Play in Virtual Reality Environments

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to one or more of the processors and comprising instructions operable when executed by one or more of the processors to cause the system to:
• render, for one or more displays of a VR display device, a first output image of a VR environment based on a field of view of a first user;
• determine whether a second user is approaching within a threshold distance of the first user and outside the field of view of the first user;
• and
• render, responsive to determining the second user is approaching within the threshold distance of the first user and outside the field of view of the first user, for the one or more displays of the VR display device, a second output image comprising a directional warning, wherein the directional warnings indicates a direction of movement of the second user relative to the first user.

One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

• render, for one or more displays of a VR display device, a first output image of a VR environment based on a field of view of a first user;
• determine whether a second user is approaching within a threshold distance of the first user and outside the field of view of the first user;
• and
• render, responsive to determining the second user is approaching within the threshold distance of the first user and outside the field of view of the first user, for the one or more displays of the VR display device, a second output image comprising a directional warning, wherein the directional warnings indicates a direction of movement of the second user relative to the first user.