METHOD OF SURROUNDING A USER WITH VIRTUAL REALITY AND A DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD

摘要

The proposed method of surrounding a user with virtual reality involves forming a closed covering which defines a real closed space and mounting the covering on a support in such a way that it can rotate about its own centre. A user is placed inside the covering and can move freely on the inner surface of it. A virtual space is then created in which objects appear and move in a predetermined and random way. The virtual space thus formed is displayed to the user situated inside the covering. The virtual space is continually transformed by the subject's real physical hand, leg and head movements in the real space in a way which reflects the user's interaction with the objects in virtual space. The device for surrounding a user with virtual reality comprises a unit for creating a virtual space, means for displaying the virtual space to the user, and a unit for transforming the virtual space in accordance with the subject's real physical hand, leg and head movements in real space in a way which reflects the user's interaction with the objects in virtual space. The device also comprises a closed covering mounted on a support in such a way that it can rotate about its own centre and means for determining the magnitude and direction of the user's movements relative to the covering and connected to the virtual space transformation unit.