Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for a virtual locomotion controller user interface and system that combines data obtained from various sensor devices to allow users to control the movements of their representation in a virtual world using sensorimotor responses closely resembling the tasks and actions they would physically perform in the real world. As a result, users can specify an avatar's locomotion style by assuming body postures normally associated with that type of movement, while controlling locomotion speed or displacement through foot forces and/or stepping motions and locomotion direction through foot and body orientation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 9, 2010
Date of Patent:
June 30, 2015
Assignee:
soVoz, Inc.
Inventors:
Stephen H. Lane, Joseph Schnurr, Hemanth K. Satyanarayana, Liming Zhao
Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for a virtual locomotion controller user interface and system that combines data obtained from various sensor devices to allow users to control the movements of their representation in a virtual world using sensorimotor responses closely resembling the tasks and actions they would physically perform in the real world. As a result, users can specify an avatar's locomotion style by assuming body postures normally associated with that type of movement, while controlling locomotion speed or displacement through foot forces and/or stepping motions and locomotion direction through foot and body orientation.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 9, 2010
Publication date:
January 13, 2011
Applicant:
SOVOZ, INC.
Inventors:
Stephen H. Lane, Joseph Schnurr, Hemanth K. Satyanarayana, Liming Zhao