METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCATION IN VIRTUAL SPACE INDICATED BY USER'S INPUT REGARDING INFORMATION ON PRESSURE, AND APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME

摘要

According to one aspect of the present invention, a method of determining a location in a virtual space indicated by a user input of pressure information includes the steps of: (a) acquiring the pressure information inputted by a user using a plurality of pressure sensors included in a user interface; and (b) determining the information on the location in the virtual space based on the distribution of the pressure information. The arrangement of the pressure sensors includes the arrangement in a matrix form or the arrangement on a two-dimensional (2D) plane or in a three-dimensional (3D) space, which is similar to the matrix form. Accordingly, the information on the location in the virtual space corresponding to the motion of the user can be exactly determined through the user interface, so that a virtual space system and the user can precisely interact with each other. In addition, the information on locations in the virtual space corresponding to various motions of the user can be indicated based on the pressure sensors making contact with various body parts of the user.