SENSORY FEEDBACK SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDING USERS IN VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENTS

摘要

Sensory feedback (“chaperoning”) systems and methods for guiding users in virtual/augmented reality environments such as walk-around virtual reality environments are described. Exemplary implementations assist with preventing collisions with objects in the physical operating space in which the user acts, among other potential functions and/or uses.

主权项

1. A method for warning a user of a head-mounted display of potential collisions with real-world obstacles, comprising the steps of:
defining the location of said obstacles relative to a reference point; continually monitoring the location of said user relative to said reference point; performing a first detection to determine when the distance between said location of said user relative to the location of one of said obstacles is smaller than a predetermined alarm threshold; and in response to said first detection, displaying a visual alarm on said head-mounted display to provide an indication to said user of a potential collision with one of said obstacles.