Patent ID: 6270414
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An apparatus for participant control of a multi-dimensional avatar representation in a virtual environment, the apparatus comprising:a mount, interfacing with the participant and enabling the participant to have a selected range of motion while restraining the participant from selected undesirable motions in the participant's physical environment;a motion base, disposed relative to the mount so as to enable contact with the participant and, associated with such contact, providing for detection of motion states of the participant, said detection of motion states creating interaction data; anda support, the support coupling the mount and the motion base and providing the relative disposition of the mount and the motion bases;wherein said multi-dimensional avatar representation is a projection of the participant into the virtual environment;whereby the participant, when generating interaction data by moving within the physical environment, moves a location of the multi-dimensional avatar representation within the virtual environment.