Projection of interactive game environment

摘要

The projection of an interactive game environment image on one or more surfaces. The interactive game environment image may be a three dimensional image, or may be two dimensional. Data is received that represents virtual objects that are spatially positioned in virtual space. An image is then projected on the substantially horizontal surface that includes a visual representation of all or a portion of the virtual space including one or more of the virtual objects. The system may then detect user interaction with the projected visualized representation of the virtual space, and in response thereto, change the projected visualized representation.

主权项

1. A method for projecting an interactive environment image on at least one surface, the method comprising:
an act of receiving data representing a plurality of virtual objects that are spatially positioned in a virtual environment space; an act of projecting an environment image on a surface in response to the received data, the environment image including a visualized representation of at least part of the virtual environment space, the visualized representation including a visualized representation of at least some of the plurality of virtual objects; an act of detecting user interaction with the surface onto which the visualized representation is projected, including:
scanning a three-dimensional space over the surface onto which the visual representation is projected;detecting a physical object that extends into the three-dimensional space from a location outside of the three-dimensional space; anddetecting a contact between the physical object and a location on the surface corresponding to a virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects; and an act of changing the visualized representation in response to the user interaction with the surface onto which the visualized representation is projected.