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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2021
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Ryan William Challinor, Cambridge, MA (US);
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are techniques for providing an in-game virtual boundary. First data is received that is indicative of a user position while the user is playing a video game. It is determined whether the user position is within a warning zone, wherein the warning zone comprises an area between a soft boundary indicative of a safe area for the user and a safe boundary indicative of one or more real-world objects around the user. Based on a relationship between the user position and the safe boundary, a visual indication of a plurality of visual indications of the in-game virtual boundary is determined to provide to the user. Second data indicative of the visual indication is transmitted to a display being viewed by the user while playing the video game.