Recently, Microsoft
has filed a Patent Application emphasizing a
vibrating floor mat that will be helpful in Virtual Reality (VR) gaming. Filed
with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the new patent describes the
floor mat as a device that could prevent the gamers or users from colliding
with surrounding objects.
It further reveals
that the VR-enabled floor mat would deal with a real-world concern faced by
multiple users. By completely blocking out the players’ surroundings, VR offers
an immersive experience, and as the experience is quite astonishing, they
remain restricted to a closed space, enclosed by walls, furniture, tables, and
other objects. Blocking out these sorts of objects from sight raises the risk
of colliding with them while the gamers are moving. For this reason, many VR
gamers have turned to rubber floor mats to avert accidental striking into
furniture, tables, or other objects at the time of gaming. Nevertheless, the
new vibrating floor mat of Microsoft, if it sees the light of day, would for
sure take the users one step further as it will act as a fail-safe that tackles
a real-world VR issue ruining the gaming experience of many players.
Besides, the patent
mentions the possibility of including “vibration devices” into the mat to make
it vibrate. It is not all; Microsoft’s patent continues to list several other
configurations associated with the possible VR mats, including one, which would
provide some customization options so that the players can personalize their
play space.
The patent also puts
light on various feasible VR computing devices, including personal computers,
tablet computers, server computers, home-entertainment computers, network
computing devices, and so on. It even uncovers some details about smartphones
and wearable devices that show Microsoft may have been casting a preventatively
wide net.
The guardian system in
virtual reality computing devices operates by displaying warning messages while
a player leaves the designated space, and thus, prevents collisions. However,
the documented complaints on social media sites have proven that the guardian
system isn’t sufficient. As per a few reports, a Russian virtual reality gamer
is said to have died after falling from a glass table in 2017.
Engadget report shows
one other idea of this patent describing that Microsoft could be available with
interlocking floor tiles, which would let users add some surrounding tiles to
the mat’s square footage if they don’t have sufficient space.
While applying for a
patent is not at all a confirmation by any means, the vibrating floor mat can
be estimated as a possible reality. For view-source: https://www.kashishipr.com/blog/microsoft-files-patent-application-for-a-virtual-reality-floor-mat/
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