System for placing a subject into virtual reality

A system for immersing a user in virtual reality, comprising:

• a closed sphere-shaped capsule defining a real environment, the capsule being disposed on supports so as to rotate around its center, and having at least one closable opening for entry and exit of the user;
• a virtual environment generator for generating a virtual environment;
• a virtual environment display for displaying the virtual environment to the user and connected to the virtual environment generator;
• a sphere rotation angle sensor connected to the virtual environment changing unit, the sphere rotation angle corresponding to an amount and direction of user's movement relative to an inner surface of the sphere-shaped capsule, wherein said sphere rotation angle sensor is a mouse comprising two rollers mounted perpendicular to one another and configured to rotate and contact a sphere surface, the sphere-shaped capsule being used as a ball of the mouse;
• a virtual environment changing unit for changing the virtual environment responsive to actual physical movements made by the user inside the capsule;
• a user's movement amount and direction determining sensor, different from said sphere rotation angle sensor, for determining an amount and direction of a movement of the user relative to the capsule, said sensor being connected to the virtual environment changing unit;
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• at least three wheel supports each having a wheel, each support having a pivot shaft directed toward the center of the sphere-shaped capsule and offset relative to a rotational axis of its wheel.

A system for immersing a user in virtual reality, comprising:

• a closed sphere-shaped capsule defining a real environment, the capsule being disposed on supports so as to rotate around its center, and having at least one closable opening for entry and exit of the user;
• a virtual environment generator for generating a virtual environment;
• a virtual environment display for displaying the virtual environment to the user and connected to the virtual environment generator;
• a virtual environment changing unit for changing the virtual environment responsive to actual physical movements made by the user inside the capsule;
• a user's movement amount and direction determining sensor for determining an amount and direction of a movement of the user relative to the capsule, said sensor being connected to the virtual environment changing unit;
• at least three wheel supports each having a wheel, each support having a pivot shaft directed toward the center of the sphere-shaped capsule and offset relative to a rotational axis of its wheel;
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• a platform installed inside the sphere-shaped capsule on platform wheel supports each having a wheel, each platform wheel support having a pivot shaft directed toward the center of the sphere-shaped capsule and offset relative to a rotational axis of its wheel.

A system for immersing a user in virtual reality, comprising:

• a closed sphere-shaped capsule defining a real environment, the capsule being disposed on supports so as to rotate around its center, and having at least one closable opening for entry and exit of the user;
• a virtual environment generator for generating a virtual environment;
• a virtual environment display for displaying the virtual environment to the user and connected to the virtual environment generator;
• a virtual environment changing unit for changing the virtual environment responsive to actual physical movements made by the user inside the capsule;
• a user's movement amount and direction determining sensor for determining an amount and direction Of a movement of the user relative to the capsule, said sensor being connected to the virtual environment changing unit;
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• at least three wheel supports each having a wheel, each support having a pivot shaft directed toward the center of the sphere-shaped capsule and offset relative to a rotational axis of its wheel,
• wherein said capsule is made of a radio-transparent material.

A system for immersing a user in virtual reality, comprising:

• a closed sphere-shaped capsule defining a real environment, the capsule being disposed on gyroscopic supports so as to rotate around its center, and having at least one closable opening for entry and exit of the user;
• a virtual environment generator for generating a virtual environment;
• a virtual environment display for displaying the virtual environment to the user, said display being connected to the virtual environment generator;
• a virtual environment changing unit changing the virtual environment responsive to actual physical movements made by the user inside the capsule;
• a sensor for determining an amount and direction of user's movement relative to the capsule, said sensor being connected to said virtual environment changing unit;
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• a platform on wheel supports installed inside the sphere-shaped capsule,
• wherein rotation of the capsule around its center is caused principally by movement of the user within the capsule and without the application of an external drive force to the capsule.

A system for immersing a user in virtual reality, comprising:

• a closed sphere-shaped capsule defining a real environment, the capsule being disposed on supports so as to rotate around its center, and having at least one closable opening for entry and exit of the user;
• a virtual environment generator for generating a virtual environment;
• a virtual environment display for displaying the virtual environment to the user, said display being connected to the virtual environment generator;
• a virtual environment changing unit changing the virtual environment responsive to actual physical movements made by the user inside the capsule;
• a sensor for determining an amount and direction of user's movement relative to the capsule, said sensor being connected to said virtual environment changing unit;
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• a platform on wheel supports installed inside the sphere-shaped capsule.

A system for immersing a user in virtual reality, comprising:

• a closed sphere-shaped capsule defining a real environment, the capsule being disposed on supports so as to rotate around its center, and having at least one closable opening for entry and exit of the user;
• a virtual environment generator for generating a virtual environment;
• a virtual environment display for displaying the virtual environment to the user and connected to the virtual environment generator;
• a virtual environment changing unit for changing the virtual environment responsive to actual physical movements made by the user inside the capsule;
• a user's movement amount and direction determining sensor for determining an amount and direction of a movement of the user relative to the capsule, said sensor being connected to the virtual environment changing unit;
• at least three wheel supports each having a wheel;
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• a sphere rotation angle sensor different from said user's movement amount and direction determining sensor, said sphere rotation angle sensor connected to the virtual environment changing unit and configured to sense an angle of rotation of the sphere-shaped capsule, the sphere rotation angle corresponding to an amount and direction of user's movement relative to an inner surface of the sphere-shaped capsule,
• wherein said sphere rotation angle sensor is a mouse comprising two rollers mounted perpendicular to one another and configured to rotate and contact a sphere surface, the sphere-shaped capsule being used as a ball of the mouse.