Patents Assigned to EXPLORING DIGITAL, LLC
  • Patent number: 12494023
    Abstract: A method for preventing collisions in a physical environment for multiple players playing in a virtual reality environment comprises creating a plurality of virtual reality areas with respect to a physical environment. Each of the plurality of players are established as an active player in one of the plurality of virtual reality areas. Each of the plurality of players have an active player avatar mapped into a single virtual reality area of the plurality of virtual reality areas. Each of the plurality of players have a non-active player avatar mapped into each of the plurality of virtual reality areas where the user does not have an active player avatar. The active player avatars and the non-active player avatars are displayed in each of the plurality of virtual reality areas. A single avatar is present in each of the plurality of virtual reality areas for each of the plurality of players.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Exploring Digital, LLC
    Inventors: David Walens, Matthew Kelly, Geoffrey Wright
  • Patent number: 12488541
    Abstract: A system for controlling player movement within a fixed virtual reality play area includes a plurality of panels defining an X by Y virtual reality play area, a transport area associated with the X by Y virtual reality play area and a virtual reality system. The virtual reality system displays a virtual reality environment to players. The virtual reality system divides the X by Y virtual reality play area defined by the plurality of panels into a plurality of virtual reality environment play areas. Each of the plurality of virtual reality environment areas comprises a portion of the virtual reality play area. The virtual reality system associates a first virtual reality player group with a first virtual reality environment play area of the plurality of virtual reality environment play areas and associates a second virtual reality player group with a second virtual reality environment play area of the plurality of virtual reality environment play areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: Exploring Digital, LLC
    Inventors: David Walens, Matthew Kelly, Geoffrey Wright
  • Patent number: 12165265
    Abstract: A system for generating a virtual reality environment includes a mocap suit having a plurality of sensors for generating at least one mocap suit output responsive to movement of an individual within the mocap suit within the virtual reality environment. At least one virtual reality player headset generates at least one virtual reality headset output responsive to actions of a player within the virtual reality environment. A virtual reality controller receives the at least one mocap suit output and the at least one virtual reality headset output and generates the virtual reality environment for display in the at least one virtual reality player headset. The virtual reality controller selectively generates an avatar associated with the mocap suit responsive to the at least one mocap suit output. The avatar being selectively inserted into the virtual reality world responsive to a first input and selectively removed from the virtual reality environment responsive to a second input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: EXPLORING DIGITAL, LLC
    Inventors: David Walens, Matthew Kelly, Geoffrey Wright