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Information processing method and information processing system

  • US 10,088,900 B2
  • Filed: 12/07/2016
  • Issued: 10/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing a virtual reality space to which a user is immersed with use of a head-mounted display, the method comprising:

  • defining the virtual reality space in which a specific object is arranged at a predetermined position, wherein a first object sound characterizes a first sound produced by a graphic of the specific object in the virtual reality space, and a second object sound characterizes a second sound produced by the graphic of the specific object in the virtual reality space;

    specifying a reference line of sight of the user wearing the head-mounted display and specifying, from the virtual reality space, a field-of-view region visually recognizable by the user;

    determining whether the specific object is located outside a certain range from the reference line of sight for a first predetermined period;

    generating the first object sound or the second object sound in response to a determination that the specific object is outside the certain range for the first predetermined period; and

    drawing a second graphic of the specific object in the predetermined position, wherein the drawing of the second graphic, and the generating of the first object sound or the second object sound are executed in response to the specific object being outside field-of-view region for the first predetermined period.

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