Mapping between a capture volume and a virtual world in a motion capture simulation environment

A system comprising:

• a simulator engine configured to:
• move a participant's avatar in a direction in a virtual environment based on a movement of the participant in the direction in a motion capture volume;
• determine if the participant is within a threshold distance from a boundary of the motion capture volume;
• if the participant is within the threshold distance, then move the participant's avatar in the direction based on the movement of the participant in another direction;
• determining if the participant desires to change an operational location of the participant's avatar in the virtual environment based on a simulation scenario;
• and
• responsive to a positive determination, change the operational location of the participant's avatar in the virtual environment based on a change in direction of movement of the participant from the direction to the another direction in the motion capture volume independent of whether the participant is within the threshold distance from the boundary of the motion capture volume.

A method for moving an avatar of a person in a virtual environment based on a motion of the person in a capture volume, the method comprising:

• moving the avatar along a vector responsive to the person moving in a first direction while disposed in the capture volume;
• responsive to determining that the person is within a threshold distance from a boundary of the capture volume, moving the avatar along the vector responsive to the person moving in a second direction while disposed in the capture volume, the first direction different than the second direction;
• and
• responsive to determining that an operational location of the avatar is to be changed based on a simulation scenario, changing the operational location of the avatar in the virtual environment based on the person changing a direction of movement from the first direction to the second direction while disposed in the capture volume.