HYBRID WORLD/BODY LOCKED HUD ON AN HMD

摘要

A system and method are disclosed for displaying virtual objects in a mixed reality environment in a way that is optimal and most comfortable for a user to interact with the virtual objects. When a user is not focused on the virtual object, which may be a heads-up display, or HUD, the HUD may remain body locked to the user. As such, the user may explore and interact with a mixed reality environment presented by the head mounted display device without interference from the HUD. When a user wishes to view and/or interact with the HUD, the user may look at the HUD. At this point, the HUD may change from a body locked virtual object to a world locked virtual object. The user is then able to view and interact with the HUD from different positions and perspectives of the HUD.

主权项

1. A system for presenting a mixed reality experience to one or more users, the system comprising:
a display device including a display unit for displaying a virtual object; and a computing system operatively coupled to the display device, the computing system generating the virtual object for display on the display device, the computing system positioning the virtual object as being body locked with respect to the display device when it is determined the virtual object is not in a field of view of the display device and the computing system positioning the virtual object as being world locked when it is determined the virtual object is in the field of view of the display device.