Fairground ride, in particular roller coaster, and method and computer program for operating a fairground ride of this type

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fairground ride (10), in particular roller coaster, comprising a first section (12) which comprises a travel route (14) on which at least one vehicle (16) is movablyarranged, wherein the vehicle (16) is designed for accommodating at least one passenger (20), a second section (22) within which the passenger (20) can move freely, a third section (30) which connects the first section (12) to the second section (22) and in which the passenger (20) can enter the vehicle (16) and can exit from the vehicle (16), and a VR apparatus (32) for generating and depictinga virtual reality, with which a virtual reality corresponding to a journey of the passenger (20) with the vehicle (16) along the travel route (14) in the first section (12), a virtual reality corresponding to the position and movement of the passenger (20) in the second section (22) and a virtual reality corresponding to the entry and / or the exit of the passenger (20) in the third section (30) canbe generated and can be depicted on a head-mounted display assigned to the passenger (20) depending on the position and the movement of the passenger (20) on the fairground ride, wherein the VR apparatus (32) has a first position detection device (38) for detecting the position of the vehicle (16) on the travel route (14), a second position detection device (42) for detecting the position and movement of the passenger (20) in the second and third section (30), and a third position detection device (46) for detecting the stopping position of the vehicle (16) in the third section (30).

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to an amusement facility, especially a roller coaster. The invention also relates to a method and a computer program for operating such an amusement ride. Background technique [0002] In particular, the concept of virtual reality (VR) can be transferred to more and more application fields due to the improvement in the performance of computer processors and the increase in the amount of data that can be transmitted wirelessly. A particular field of application to be highlighted here is amusement rides, which enable movements taking place in virtual reality to be linked in a particularly wide-ranging manner with real movements, resulting in a particularly wide range of immersion and a correspondingly intense driving experience for passengers. Such amusement rides are known, for example, from EP 2 138 213 B1, JP 2001 062 154A, US 6 179 619 B1 and EP 3 041 591 B1. [0003] To allow passengers to experience virtual reality, head-mou...

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Problems solved by technology

This represents a further challenge for the operation of rides, as for this either a differently configured head-mounted display must be used or differentiated for each vehicle or seat, or an additional system must be used to determine its position, sacrificing throughput or installation technical complexity and thus reduce the economical

[0005] Another limitation of using head-mounted displays on rides is that the passenger experience is limited to the ride's motion and it is not possible to move freely in simulated virtual reality outside of the vehicle

As a result, the surrounding real world is always left out and inaccessible

[0006] At the same time, it has not been possible until now to integrate seamless transitions into the dynamic ride experience of rides in freely accessible virtual reality

So this freely accessible VR experience is always limited to walking around or touching objects, but doesn't allow to experience increased gravity or weightlessness, which can only be achieved with larger rides that take up a lot of room for movement

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