Do you remember Virtual Boy? In case you are too young or were born right when it was launched this portable video game console was released in 1995, back then it was marketed as the first console capable of displaying stereoscopic 3D graphics.
The deal with Virtual Boy was simple, you just put your head against the eyepiece to see the red monochrome display and that was all. Obviously, the console was a commercial failure for many reasons among them the terrible ergonomic design, the little number of games available and a set of health concerns due to the stereoscopic technology.
In the end, Nintendo adapted many of the Virtual Boy concepts to other consoles with success like the Nintendo 3Ds and the Nintendo Wii, however, they didn’t give up and this new patent is the first hint of a new way to play with VR.
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According to the subreddit r/GamingLeaksandRumors the Japanese company presented a setup where a game console receives input from a VR headset and a smartphone, and “seamlessly outputs a virtual world to both devices”.
This patent was published on November 15, 2022, and is accompanied by a set of illustrations that helps to understand the idea.
The description reads:
An example of an image processing system concludes a first HMD worn by a first user and a smart device carried by a second user. In a virtual space, a second virtual camera and a second object are placed in accordance with a position of the smart device relative to a reference in a real space. In the virtual space, a first object is placed regardless of a position of the first HMD in the real space, and a first object virtual camera is placed at a position of the first object. An image of the virtual space including the second object is displayed on the first HMD based on the first virtual camera. An image of the virtual space including the first object is displayed on the smart divide based on the second virtual camera.
As always patents are filled with the intention of securing their ideas and may be possible that the product in question never hit the shelves so remember to take all of this info with a grain of salt as plans can change in a second.
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