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System and method for controlling a virtual reality environment by an actor in the virtual reality environment

  • US 9,013,396 B2
  • Filed: 01/22/2008
  • Issued: 04/21/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A motion capture environment, comprising:

  • a physical framework that defines physical limits of a virtually-represented studio within the motion capture environment;

    a plurality of tracker-sensors mounted to the physical framework for tracking a location of a tracked object within the motion capture environment, the plurality of tracker-sensors including first and second tracker-sensors mounted at opposing physical limits of the studio;

    at least one tracker-sensor mounted to the tracked object;

    one or more computers collectively operable to;

    generate a virtual reality environment within the physical framework, the virtual reality environment including a virtual control panel, the virtual control panel having a virtual control that, when actuated by an actor within the virtual reality environment, effects a predetermined result in the motion capture environment, the virtual control panel being a virtual artifact in the virtual reality environment configured to operate the virtual reality environment from within the virtual reality environment, the virtual control panel being manipulated by the actor to input information into the motion capture environment to control physical and virtual artifacts, the virtual control panel being configured to permit an actor within the virtual reality environment to operate the motion capture environment without an external operator;

    determine a virtual location of the tracked object within the virtual reality environment; and

    determine when the virtual location of the tracked object coincides with the location of the virtual control to actuate the virtual control; and

    a display device for displaying the virtual reality environment to the actor within the motion capture environment.

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