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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2023
Exploring Digital, Llc, Marietta, GA (US);
David Walens, Marietta, GA (US);
Matthew Kelly, Acworth, GA (US);
Geoffrey Wright, Marietta, GA (US);
Exploring Digital, LLC, Marietta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method for preventing collisions in a physical environment for multiple players playing in a virtual reality environment comprises creating a plurality of virtual reality areas with respect to a physical environment. Each of the plurality of players are established as an active player in one of the plurality of virtual reality areas. Each of the plurality of players have an active player avatar mapped into a single virtual reality area of the plurality of virtual reality areas. Each of the plurality of players have a non-active player avatar mapped into each of the plurality of virtual reality areas where the user does not have an active player avatar. The active player avatars and the non-active player avatars are displayed in each of the plurality of virtual reality areas. A single avatar is present in each of the plurality of virtual reality areas for each of the plurality of players.