DYNAMIC SWITCHING AND MERGING OF HEAD, GESTURE AND TOUCH INPUT IN VIRTUAL REALITY

摘要

In a system for dynamic switching and merging of head, gesture and touch input in virtual reality, a virtual object may be selected by a user in response to a first input implementing one of a number of different input modes. Once selected, with focus established on the first object by the first input, the first object may be manipulated in the virtual world in response to a second input implementing another of the different input modes. In response to a third input, another object may be selected, and focus may be shifted from the first object to the second object in response to a third input if, for example, a priority value of the third input is higher than a priority value of the first input that established focus on the first object. If the priority value of the third input is less than the priority value of the first input that established focus on the first object, focus may remain on the first object. In response to certain trigger inputs, a display of virtual objects may be shifted between a far field display and a near field display to accommodate a particular mode of interaction with and manipulation of the virtual objects.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
initiating an immersive virtual experience including a plurality of virtual objects, each of the plurality of virtual objects being selectable and manipulatable in response to a plurality of input modes; receiving a first input implementing a first input mode of the plurality of input modes; selecting a first virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects in response to the first input; receiving a second input implementing a second input mode of the plurality of input modes; comparing a priority value of the second input mode and a priority value of the first input mode; and based on the comparison, releasing selection of the first virtual object and shifting selection to a second virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects, or maintaining selection of the first virtual object, in response to the second input.