Google Inc.

Tim Gleason

Ian MacGillivray

Darwin Yamamoto

Manuel Christian Clement

Jason Matthew Toff

Stefan Welker

Jon Bedard

Ian Macgillivray

Shawn Buessing

Techniques of generating a virtual environment in a virtual reality system involves changing, within a user interface of the second user, an attribute of an avatar representing the first user while maintaining a spatial position of an object with which the first user is interacting. In this way, the second user may see only non-threatening or otherwise pleasant avatars within their user interface while other users may not perceive any change to the virtual environment as displayed in their respective user interfaces.

Avatars in virtual environments

The disclosed methods and apparatus allow a lay person to easily and intuitively define virtual scenes using natural language commands and natural gestures. Natural language commands include statements that a person would naturally (e.g., spontaneously, simply, easily, intuitively, etc.) speak without any or little training. Example natural language commands include 'put a cat on the box,' or 'put a ball in front of the red box.' Natural gestures include gestures that a person would naturally do, perform or carry out (e.g., spontaneously, simply, easily, intuitively, etc.) without any or little training. Example natural gestures include pointing, a distance between hands, gazing, head tilt, kicking, etc. The person can simply speak and gesture how it naturally occurs to them.

Methods and apparatus to define virtual scenes using natural language commands and natural gestures

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Tim Gleason