HYBRID STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING DEVICE

摘要

A virtual reality hardware and software platform comprised of a stereoscope which attaches to a mobile touchscreen computer/tablet. The stereoscope, in which the user looks through, covers just the top portion of the tablet screen. This top portion displays the stereoscopic view of a virtual environment. The bottom portion displays the two-dimensional view. The user touches the view with his/her thumbs and/or fingers in order to interact with and travel through the virtual environment seen in the view.

主权项

1. A method of interacting with a virtual environment using a stereoscope removably attached to a computing device having a display integrated with an input device, the display having a first portion and a second portion, the stereoscope covering the first portion and positioned to allow stereoscopic viewing of a view of the virtual environment, the method comprising:
displaying, on the first portion, a rendering of the virtual environment; displaying, on the second portion, a user interface element; receiving, from the input device, a user input based on the user interface element; modifying, based on the user input, the virtual environment or the view of the virtual environment; and displaying, on the first portion, a modified rendering of the virtual environment.