Valve Corporation

Reidford, Tristan

Sawyer, David

Barnett, Kenneth

Leiby, Aaron

Birdwell, Kenneth

Vlachos, Alexander C.

Ridgway, Emily

Tristan Reidford

David Sawyer

Jeremy Adam Selan

Kenneth J Birdwell

Alan Yates

Yasser Malaika

Aaron Leiby

Kenneth Barnett

Alexander C Vlachos

Emily Ridgway

Kenneth Birdwell

Sensory feedback ('chaperoning') systems and methods for guiding users in virtual/augmented reality environments such as walk-around virtual reality environments are described. Exemplary implementations assist with preventing collisions with objects in the physical operating space in which the user acts, among other potential functions and/or uses.

Sensory feedback systems and methods for guiding users in virtual reality environments

Controller visualization systems and methods for use in virtual/augmented reality environments such as walk-around virtual reality environments are described. The virtual representation of a physical control device may be altered based on the context of the virtual environment. Certain embodiments combine the virtual rendering of the tracked control device with a real-time video representation of part of the operating space. In certain embodiments, the display of additional information relating to the function of interactive elements may be displayed based on context, such as when a specific action is required from a user in the virtual space.

Controller visualization in virtual and augmented reality environments

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Bellevue, WA, United States of America

Tristan Reidford