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Methods systems and computer program products for transporting users in three dimensional virtual reality worlds using transportation vehicles
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Inventors: Lection, David Bruce; Brush, II, Abbott Purdy; Schell, David Allen; Sizer, Kevin Baker;
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Primary Examiner: Bayerl; Raymond J.
Assistant Examiner: Joseph; Thomas J.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided which transport a user in a virtual reality environment from a first location to a second location by providing a transportation vehicle that receives the user at the first location, receiving a destination signal from the user which indicates the second location as a destination, transporting the user in the transportation vehicle to the second location independent of any user input, and providing customized information to the user when the user is in the transportation vehicle. The transportation may be inter-world or intra-world. The customized information can take any number of forms such as dynamic visual scenery, audio messages, static visual graphics, video images, or any combination thereof. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION In view of the above discussion, it is an object of the present invention to improve navigation in a virtual reality environment.
A further object of the present invention is to maintain user attention while the user is being transported between two virtual environment locations.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide customized information to a user during periods when the user would otherwise be uninvolved with the virtual environment.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide navigation within or between virtual worlds which does not require extensive user input.
These and other objects of the present invention are provided by methods, apparatuses and computer program products which transport a user in a virtual reality environment from a first location to a second location.
A transportation vehicle is provided that receives the user at the first location.
A destination signal is received from the user which indicates the second location as a destination.
The user is then transported to the second location independent of any user input.
Customized information also may then be provided to the user when the user is in the transportation vehicle.
The transportation may be between a first location in a first virtual reality world and a second location in a second virtual reality world (referred to as inter-world transportation), or alternatively, between a first location in a first virtual reality world and a second location in the same virtual reality world (referred to as intra-world transportation).
The customized information can take any number of forms such as dynamic visual scenery, audio messages, static visual graphics, video images, or any combination thereof.
By providing the user with an informative experience while the user is being transported between two locations, the user is entertained and will be more likely to travel to other locations within a virtual world or between virtual worlds.
Moreover, the information is customized which enhances the likelihood that the user's attention will be maintained by the information provided
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