Immersive displays

Abstract

A method of displaying images on an immersive display. The method includes receiving information from an external sensor or input device of the immersive display, based on the information received, detecting an object that conflicts with a virtual reality space, adjusting at least one dimension of virtual reality space to provide an adjusted virtual reality for display on the immersive display to accommodate for the object, and displaying the adjusted virtual reality on the display of the immersive display.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus, comprising:
 an immersive display operably coupled to a memory, a communication device, a computing device, and at least one detection device capable of detecting the presence of a real world object,   the immersive display displaying a virtual environment,   the immersive display programmed such that the virtual environment is modified to create an apparently obstructive virtual object in a place corresponding to the location of the real world object,   the immersive display further programmed to transmit the modifications to the virtual environment to at least one other secondary immersive display.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , where the virtual object is a doorway and the modifications to the virtual environment include at least modifying a passage to substantially match the dimensions of the doorway. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the immersive device is configured to detect the real world object that obstructs the virtual environment. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising an internal camera coupled to the computing device and configured to identify a direction of view of a user of the immersive display. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the immersive display is configured to adjust the direction information to reverse the adjustment to the virtual environment, and transmit the adjusted direction information from the immersive display to the at least one other secondary immersive display. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is operable to detect if any objects in a real environment conflict with the virtual environment by determining if objects in the real environment interfere with predetermined regions of the virtual environment. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the virtual environment is adjusted by altering a dimension of the virtual environment such that user interaction regions of the virtual environment correspond with unobstructed regions of the real environment. 
     
     
         8 . An apparatus, comprising:
 an immersive display operably coupled to a memory, a communication device, and a computing device,   the immersive display displaying a virtual environment,   the immersive display programmed such that the immersive display is capable of receiving data from a secondary immersive display, the data containing modifications to the virtual environment being displayed by the secondary immersive display in response to detection, by the secondary display, of the presence of a real world object,   the immersive display further programmed to modify the virtual environment displayed to reflect at least one of the changes within the data.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the modifications to the virtual environment are made in response to detection of a real object that interferes with the real environment. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the immersive display is configured to detect objects in the real environment that interfere with predetermined regions in the virtual reality space. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the immersive display is configured to further modify the virtual environment in response to detecting objects in the real environment. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the immersive display is configured to modify a dimension of the virtual reality space such that regions of the virtual reality space for user interaction correspond with regions of the real environment. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the immersive display is configured to modify the virtual environment by applying a scalar adjustment that is consistent across a linear dimension. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the immersive display is configured to modify the virtual environment by a non-uniform amount over a linear dimension. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the immersive display is configured to modify a size of an object in virtual reality space based on an object in the real environment of one of the immersive display and the secondary display. 
     
     
         16 . An apparatus, comprising:
 an immersive display operably coupled to a memory and a computing device, the computing device providing output for display on the immersive display;   at least one forward looking infrared (“FLIR”) camera operably coupled to the immersive display,   the at least one FLIR camera mounted on an inner surface of the display and positioned to image one or more of a left eye, a right eye, a mouth, or facial muscles,   the immersive display programmed to transmit at least some of the data gathered by the at least one FLIR camera to the computing device,   the computing device modifying at least a portion of the output based on the transmitted data.   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , where the inner surface of the immersive display does not contain enough light for the one or more of a left eye, a right eye, a mouth, or facial muscles to be imaged by a visible light camera. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , where the inner surface of the immersive display does not contain enough light for the one or more of a left eye, a right eye, a mouth, or facial muscles to be imaged by a near infrared camera. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , where the inner surface of the immersive display does not contain a means of generating light other than the ambient light generated by the display itself. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , where eye motion tracking is utilized to determine what the user is looking at.