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Method and system for guiding a user in a virtual reality presentation

  • US 5,588,914 A
  • Filed: 06/28/1994
  • Issued: 12/31/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of guiding a user through a virtual reality experience in a virtual world having at least one virtual space, said user having a field of view, said method comprising:

  • projecting said virtual space in the field of view of said user;

    defining at least one nominal path through said virtual space;

    projecting an object in said virtual space in the field of view of said user;

    moving said object along said at least one nominal path;

    preventing said object from moving other than along said at least one nominal path;

    allowing said user to move within said virtual space; and

    restraining said user from exceeding a defined distance from said object.

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