Virtual reality dining

Abstract

A method, system and computer program product for virtual reality dining includes establishing an index of different human consumables positioned on a sensory surface of a serving tray and, generating in a display of a virtual reality headset, a rendering both of a thematic visual background and also a display of different graphical representations of corresponding ones of the different human consumables at different positions consistent with the index. Thereafter, the removal from the serving tray of one of the different human consumables is detected. In response, a theme of the thematic visual background changes and the thematic visual background re-renders in the headset with the changed theme. Finally, the method includes animating the movement of a display of a corresponding one of the different graphical representations of the removed one of the different human consumables in the headset.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONField of the Invention[0001]The present invention relates to the field of virtual reality and more particularly to a virtual reality dining experience.Description of the Related Art[0002]Virtual reality refers to the computerized display of a computer-generated environment imitating a corresponding real-world physical environment. In virtual reality, the computer-generated environment often provides a first-person viewpoint and is responsive to computer directed movements so that the first-person viewpoint presented in the computerized display changes according to the computer directed movements. Early forms of virtual reality required the end user to input the computer directed movements through a conventional computing system. But, more recent virtual reality systems incorporate human wearable or holdable sensors so that the movements are translated directly from the sensed movements of the human wearable or holdable sensors. Indeed, the most recent rend...

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Benefits of technology

Enables a creative and immersive virtual reality dining experience by allowing users to interact with animated graphical representations of consumables, enhancing the deviation from the physical world and providing a more engaging experience.

Problems solved by technology

Indeed, the most recent renditions of virtual reality rigs include a wearable headset such that the end user only perceives the imagery on a display of the headset without seeing any of the real, physical world.

In doing so, however, little opportunity remains for creativity in deviating from a proper virtual representation of the physical world because the intent is to not deviate but to conform the virtual representation to that of the physical world.

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