Patent ID: 11872473
Assignee: CENTURION VR, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An accessory for use in a virtual reality game, the accessory comprising: a housing shaped as a bat having a handle at a first end thereof and a body extending from the handle, the bat including a second end disposed away from the handle, a first surface bounded by a top edge and a bottom edge, and a second surface disposed opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface includes a face structurally configured to contact a projectile; a tracking device operable to track a position of the housing, and to communicate the position to a virtual reality environment in substantially real time; and a plurality of solenoids disposed within the housing and a controller in communication with the plurality of solenoids, the controller configured to receive information related to location-specific contact between a virtual representation of the accessory and a virtual representation of a ball within a virtual reality environment and to selectively actuate one or more of the plurality of solenoids to exert, on the handle, force based on the location-specific contact, the plurality of solenoids including at least one solenoid disposed within the handle of the bat; wherein the plurality of solenoids includes at least six solenoids.