DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR VIEWING CONTENT USING HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY

摘要

Provided is a content viewing system using a head-mounted display (HMD), which enables a user to know a popular broadcaster content in real time. A device to be used for content viewing includes: a display unit configured to display, on the head-mounted display, a plurality of virtual displays arranged in a virtual space; a selecting unit configured to select one of the virtual displays based on movement detected by a detector of the head-mounted display; and a playing unit configured to play a content associated with a selected virtual display. The plurality of virtual displays are arrayed in grid sections provided along a celestial sphere surface. The selecting unit is configured to identify one of the grid sections on the celestial sphere surface based on the detected movement, to thereby select one virtual display associated with the identified grid section.

主权项

1. An apparatus for content viewing, the apparatus comprising:
a display unit configured to display, on a head mounted display, a plurality of virtual displays arranged in a virtual space; a selecting unit configured to select one virtual display of the plurality of virtual displays based on a movement detected by a detector of the head mounted display; and a playing unit configured to play a content associated with the selected one virtual display, wherein the plurality of virtual displays are arrayed on grid sections arranged along a spherical surface, and wherein the selecting unit is configured to identify one of the grid sections on the spherical surface of a sphere based on the detected movement, to thereby select a virtual display of the plurality of virtual displays corresponding to the identified one of the grid sections.