Virtual reality providing system, virtual reality providing method, and virtual reality providing program

Abstract

To provide a virtual reality providing system, a virtual reality providing method, and a virtual reality providing program for providing a virtual reality experience suitable for a user.SOLUTION: In a virtual reality providing system, a user terminal 2 comprises: a receiving unit that, upon selection of content selection display arranged as an object in a virtual reality space, receives designation of content in the virtual reality space; and a display processing unit that acquires content information for displaying the content, and on the basis of access information for the content, performs processing on display of a virtual reality space image including a two-dimensional content display screen for displaying the content. The content selection display is formed on the basis of three-dimensional coordinate information as the object, and is arranged in association with the access information for accessing the content.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a virtual reality providing system, a virtual reality providing method, and a virtual reality providing program. [Background technology]

[0002] With the development of information and communication technology, services that utilize virtual reality spaces that are not affected by geographical distance are attracting attention.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a system for providing a user with a virtual space experience. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-180234 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, tools for accessing virtual spaces, such as VR goggles, are still expensive, and it is a high hurdle for users to access virtual spaces using such tools.

[0006] In recent years, services have been provided that allow users to easily experience virtual reality spaces using familiar terminal devices such as smartphones, but terminal devices such as smartphones are inferior in terms of the processing power required to provide virtual reality spaces compared to devices for accessing virtual spaces, such as VR goggles.As a result, it has not been possible to provide a comfortable virtual reality experience using terminal devices such as smartphones.

[0007] In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a novel technology for providing a user with a suitable virtual reality experience. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] [1] A virtual reality providing system, a receiving unit that receives a designation of content in the virtual reality space by selecting a content selection display that is arranged as an object in the virtual reality space; a display processing unit that displays a virtual reality space image including a two-dimensional content display screen for displaying the content based on the content designation; Equipped with the content selection display is configured based on three-dimensional coordinate information as an object, and is arranged in association with access information for accessing the content; the display processing unit acquires content information for displaying the selected content based on access information for the content, and displays the virtual reality space image including the content display screen. Virtual reality delivery system. [2] the display processing unit processes a virtual reality space display page, which is a web page for displaying the virtual reality space image and the content display screen; The content display screen is an element of a web page that is embedded as a nest on the virtual reality space display page. [1] A virtual reality providing system. [3] The content selection display is an object that displays a still image showing the content. The virtual reality providing system according to claim 1. [4] The virtual reality providing system further comprises a detection unit, The content is video content, When the detection unit receives the designation of the content, it detects the content being reproduced in the virtual reality space; the display processing unit, when no content already being played is detected, processes the display of the virtual reality space image including the content selection display in which the selected content is played on the surface; when content that is already being played is detected, the display processing unit displays the virtual reality space image including the content display screen for playing the specified content. A virtual reality providing system according to any one of [1] to [3]. [5] A computer-implemented method, comprising: the computing device includes at least one processing unit configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory unit; The method comprises: a receiving step of receiving a designation of content in the virtual reality space by selecting a content selection display to be arranged as an object in the virtual reality space; a display processing step of displaying a virtual reality space image including a two-dimensional content display screen for displaying the content based on the content designation; Equipped with the content selection display is configured based on three-dimensional coordinate information as an object, and is arranged in association with access information for accessing the content; the display processing step includes acquiring content information for displaying the selected content based on access information for the content, and displaying the virtual reality space image including the content display screen. Virtual reality delivery method. [6] A virtual reality providing program that causes the computer device to execute the method described in [5].

[0009] The invention of [1] makes it possible to obtain content from other websites, etc., and play the content on a two-dimensional content display screen, which requires less processing, thereby providing users with a more comfortable virtual reality space experience. [2] The invention of the present invention makes it possible to provide a comfortable virtual reality experience to users of terminal devices such as smartphones by adopting a lightweight nested structure, even when providing a virtual reality experience on a website. According to the invention of [3], a content selection display for specifying desired content can be easily selected. [4] The invention of the present invention makes it possible to provide users with a more comfortable virtual reality experience using a 3D virtual reality space and a 2D content display screen, even when playing multiple contents. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] The present invention can provide a novel technique for providing a user with a suitable virtual reality experience. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] Block diagram of the system of this embodiment [Figure 2] Hardware configuration diagram of this embodiment [Figure 3] Example of screen display in this embodiment DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] The present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments are shown, but which may be embodied in many different forms and are not limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

[0013] For example, in this embodiment, the configuration, operation, etc. of the virtual reality providing system will be described, but similar effects can be achieved by the executed method, device, computer program, etc. The program may be provided as a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, or may be configured to be downloadable from an external server.

[0014] <Embodiment 1> In this embodiment, an example will be described in which a user accesses a virtual reality providing system using a browser application or the like, without using a dedicated program, and receives a virtual reality experience. In this embodiment, the virtual reality space image and content are displayed on a single web page that is displayed on the same tab without transitioning.

[0015] <System configuration> Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system in one embodiment. As shown in Figure 1, the virtual reality provision system 0 includes a virtual reality provision device 1 and a user terminal 2, which are communicatively connected via a network NW. Furthermore, the virtual reality provision device 1 and the user terminal 2 in the virtual reality provision system 0 are configured to be communicable with an external content provision device 3 via the network. Furthermore, although not shown in Figure 1, in this embodiment, there are multiple user terminals 2.

[0016] The virtual reality providing device 1 and the content providing device 3 can be one or more server devices such as a general-purpose server or a personal computer. The user terminal 2 can be a terminal device such as a personal computer, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal. In this embodiment, the virtual reality providing device 1 acquires information about content (content information) from the content providing device 3, which is a server device in a video distribution service or the like, and plays the content. However, the virtual reality providing device 1 may function as the content providing device 3 and play the content using content information about the content uploaded by a virtual reality space administrator or the like and stored in the memory unit 102 of the virtual reality providing device 1. In this case, the data providing unit 11 of the virtual reality providing device 1 may provide information about the content to be played (content information) in advance, along with virtual space information. The user terminal 2 can execute the data provided from the virtual reality providing device 1 and the content providing device 3 and a virtual reality providing program, such as a browser application, downloaded to the user terminal 2 in advance, thereby performing the processing described below related to providing a virtual reality experience.

[0017] In this embodiment, the network NW is an IP (Internet Protocol) network, but there are no restrictions on the type of communication protocol, the type of network, etc.

[0018] <Hardware configuration> FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the server device 10 (virtual reality providing device 1, content providing device 3) and the user terminal 2. As shown in FIG.

[0019] Fig. 2(a) is a hardware configuration diagram of the server device 10. As shown in Fig. 2(a), the server device 10 has a processing unit 101, a storage unit 102, and a communication unit 103, which are used to perform the functions of each unit and each process.

[0020] The processing unit 101 has a processor such as a CPU that can execute an instruction set, and executes an OS, a virtual reality information providing program, and the like. The storage unit 102 includes a volatile memory such as a RAM capable of storing an instruction set, and a non-volatile recording medium such as an HDD or SSD capable of recording an OS, a virtual reality information provision program, etc. The communication unit 103 has an interface for connecting to a network, and controls communication with the network NW to input and output information.

[0021] Fig. 2(b) is a hardware configuration diagram of the user terminal 2. As shown in Fig. 2(b), the user terminal 2 has a processing unit 201, a storage unit 202, a communication unit 203, an input unit 204, and an output unit 205, which are used to perform the functions of each unit and each process.

[0022] The processing unit 201 has a processor such as a CPU that can execute an instruction set, and executes programs such as an OS and a virtual reality providing program. The memory unit 202 has a volatile memory such as a RAM capable of storing an instruction set, an OS, an application program (virtual reality provision program) that can use multiple services including a virtual reality provision program, and a non-volatile recording medium such as an HDD or SSD that can store the same. The communication unit 203 has an interface for connecting to a network, and controls communication with the network NW to input and output information. The input unit 204 includes an operation input device capable of input processing, such as a touch panel or keyboard, an audio input device capable of audio input, such as a microphone, and an image input device capable of image input, such as a camera. The output unit 205 includes a display device capable of display processing, such as a display, and an audio output device, such as a speaker.

[0023] <Functional configuration of Virtual Reality Providing System 0> As shown in Figure 1, the virtual reality providing device 1 includes a data providing unit 11. The functional configuration of this virtual reality providing device 1 is a specific implementation of information processing by software (a virtual reality information providing program stored transiently or non-transiently in the memory unit 102) using hardware (such as the processing unit 101).

[0024] The user terminal 2 also includes a space generation unit 21, a reception unit 22, and a display processing unit 23. The functional configuration of this user terminal 2 is a specific implementation of information processing by software (a virtual reality providing program such as a browser application stored transiently or non-transiently in the storage unit 202, etc.) by hardware (the processing unit 201, etc.).

[0025] <Functional configuration of virtual reality providing device 1> The functional configuration of the virtual reality providing device 1 will be described below.

[0026] <Data Provider 11> The data providing unit 11 provides information necessary for generating a virtual reality space, including virtual space information, to the user terminal 2 based on a request from the user terminal 2 by transmitting the information. The virtual space information is information necessary for generating a virtual reality space, and includes three-dimensional coordinate information for three-dimensional objects in the virtual reality space, three-dimensional coordinate information for placing a content selection display, and access information such as a uniform resource locator (URL). The access information is information for accessing content, and in this embodiment, is a character string indicating the location of the content, such as a URL. When content such as a video is placed directly within the virtual reality display page (for example, when the content selection display is placed not in association with a content link but in direct association with content data (video data)), the access information may be a character string indicating the content name (file name of the video data) or a data storage location of the content. Furthermore, when multiple users exist in the same virtual space, the data providing unit 11 may provide information about other users, such as avatar information about three-dimensional objects displayed as avatars of other users, user position information where the user's avatar is displayed, and audio information about the audio spoken by other users.

[0027] Furthermore, in this embodiment, when a display request is transmitted from user terminal 2, data provider 11 transmits to user terminal 2 various data for displaying a virtual reality space display page including virtual space information.

[0028] <Functional configuration of user terminal 2> The following describes the functional configuration of the user terminal 2. In addition, the processing of the functional configuration of the user terminal 2 (space generation unit 21, reception unit 22, and display processing unit 23) described below may be executed in the virtual reality providing device 1.

[0029] <Space generation section 21> The space generation unit 21 generates a virtual reality space based on virtual space information acquired from the data provision unit 11 of the virtual reality providing device 1. In this embodiment, the virtual reality space is generated by arranging objects such as a content selection display in a three-dimensional space based on the virtual space information acquired from the data provision unit 11. The space generation unit 21 may also generate a virtual reality space in which a three-dimensional object serving as a user's avatar is arranged based on user position information, etc., included in the acquired virtual space information.

[0030] In this embodiment, the space generation unit 21 generates a virtual reality space including a content selection display for accepting content designation. The content refers to the content of individual pieces of information provided to users via the Internet, such as documents, audio, and video, and includes video content, audio content, and the like. In this embodiment, the content refers to part or all of the content of a webpage that provides information, such as a video distribution site or a corporate website. The content selection display is an object in a three-dimensional virtual reality space that is arranged to accept content designation and is arranged in the virtual reality space in association with access information for accessing the content. The content selection display may be a two-dimensional object or a three-dimensional object, as long as it is an object arranged in a three-dimensional virtual reality space. The space generation unit 21 arranges the content selection display based on three-dimensional coordinate information and access information related to the content selection display acquired from the virtual reality provision device 1. At this time, the content selection display is configured based on the three-dimensional coordinate information acquired from the virtual reality provision device 1 and arranged in association with the access information. In this embodiment, the content selection display is an object on whose surface an image indicating the content, such as a thumbnail image of the content, is arranged. At this time, the space generation unit 21 may acquire a still image, such as a thumbnail image, indicating the content of the content based on the access information, and generate a virtual reality space including a content selection display on which a still image indicating the content of the content is displayed.

[0031] Furthermore, the space generation unit 21 may access the content providing device 3 based on the access information, acquire content information, and generate a three-dimensional object in the virtual space with the content reproduced on its surface.

[0032] <Reception Department 22> Reception unit 22 receives various inputs from the user, such as a user's movement operation in the virtual reality space, content specification, etc. In this embodiment, reception unit 22 receives a user's movement operation and / or viewpoint movement operation using various input devices such as a touch panel, mouse, or keyboard, and passes it to display processing unit 23, where it is used to move the viewpoint of the virtual reality space image.

[0033] The reception unit 22 may also receive various settings related to the virtual reality space and / or the content to be placed, such as registering content and registering objects to be placed in the virtual reality space. When registering content, the reception unit 22 may receive access information such as the URL of the content, or may receive data on the content itself (e.g., video data) and store it in the storage unit 102 to register the content. At this time, the reception unit 22 may receive, along with the content access information and / or content data, three-dimensional coordinate information related to the position of a content selection display for selecting the content and the shape of an object to be placed as the content selection display. In addition to registering the content, the reception unit 22 also receives content playback settings related to whether the content is to be automatically played in the virtual reality space or whether the content is to be played using a content display screen. The content, content playback settings, and various settings related to the virtual reality space registered by the reception unit 22 are used for generating the virtual reality space and processing related to content playback.

[0034] <Display processing unit 23> Display processing unit 23 displays a virtual reality space display page, which is a web page for displaying a virtual reality space image and a content display screen. In this embodiment, display processing unit 23 displays the virtual reality space display page based on data acquired from virtual reality providing device 1 and content information acquired from content providing device 3.

[0035] Display processing unit 23 performs display processing on a virtual space image, which is a moving image that displays the virtual reality space, based on the virtual reality space generated by space generation unit 21. In this embodiment, the virtual space image is displayed on part or all of the virtual reality space display page. Furthermore, even if another web page is designated as the content to be displayed, display processing unit 23 does not transition to a different web page, but instead performs processing related to various screen displays (described later) on the same web page (virtual reality space display page), such as displaying the content on a content display screen embedded in the virtual reality space display page.

[0036] In this embodiment, the display processing unit 23 displays a virtual space image, which is an image obtained by moving the viewpoint, such as the position in the virtual space or the direction of the user, based on a movement operation or viewpoint movement operation by the user.

[0037] Furthermore, when content is designated by the user, display processing unit 23 accesses content providing device 3 based on access information such as a URL to acquire content information, and then, based on the acquired content information, performs display processing on a two-dimensional content display screen, which is an element of a virtual reality space display page outside the virtual reality space. The content information is information for displaying the content, and in this embodiment, it is various information for displaying the contents of the webpage designated as the content to be played, including character strings for displaying a webpage written in a language such as HTML and data of images (moving images, still images) within the webpage. The content information may be information about part or all of the webpage designated based on the access information.

[0038] Furthermore, when content information (video data) itself is registered during content registration and a content selection display is arranged in association with the content name and / or content storage location, the display processing unit 23 accesses the location where the content is stored based on the content name and / or content storage location acquired as access information, acquires the content information, and performs display processing on the content display screen and plays the content. At this time, the display processing unit 23 generates a content display screen, which is an element of a web page for playing videos, based on the content information, and embeds the generated content display screen in a virtual reality display page to display (play) the content. Furthermore, when content information (video data) is provided in advance by the data providing unit 11 along with virtual space information, the display processing unit 23 may search for content information of the specified content from the data provided in advance based on the content name arranged in association with the content selection display as access information, acquire it, and play it.

[0039] The content display screen is a two-dimensional screen display for displaying and playing content, and is an element on a web page that is nested and embedded in a virtual reality space display page to display the content. The content display screen is not an element in the virtual reality space, such as an object placed in the virtual reality space, but an element on a web page outside the virtual reality space (the virtual reality space display page). In this specification, content playback refers to video playback if the content being played is video content, or to displaying the page in a viewable manner if the content being played is a web page that provides information, such as a corporate website. In this embodiment, content is played on a content display screen, which is an element on a web page outside the virtual reality space, rather than on the surface of a three-dimensional object in the virtual reality space. This reduces processing load and provides a more suitable virtual reality space experience. The virtual reality space display page is a web page that includes, as page components, a virtual reality space image display unit that displays a virtual reality space image and a content display screen embedded in a nested manner.

[0040] In this embodiment, the content display screen is an inline frame element of a webpage written in HTML. When content is specified, the content display screen is embedded as a nested element in the virtual reality space display page. When the user selects to end playback of the content, the embedded area on the webpage (virtual reality space display page) is released, and the content display screen arranged on the virtual reality space display page is no longer displayed. When multiple pieces of content are specified, display processing unit 23 may embed multiple content display units and perform display processing of a webpage (virtual reality space display page) for displaying a virtual reality space image.

[0041] In this embodiment, the content displayed on the content display screen is video content, but it may also be a web page such as a corporate website page, as long as it can be embedded as a nested web page within a web page (virtual reality space display page) for displaying virtual reality space images.

[0042] <Screen display example> An example of the virtual reality space image and content display screen will be described below with reference to Fig. 3. The virtual reality space image and content display screen described in Fig. 3 are displayed on the same web page (virtual reality space display page) using a browser application or the like.

[0043] The virtual reality space image display screen W1 shown in Figure 3(a) is a screen for displaying a virtual reality space image, which is a moving image of the virtual reality space generated by the space generation unit 21, and includes a virtual reality space image display section W11, an invite button W12, a voice button W13, a camera button W14, a chat button W15, and an exit button W16.

[0044] The virtual reality space image display unit W11 is a screen display for displaying virtual reality space images, which are moving images based on the virtual reality space generated by the space generation unit 21. In this embodiment, the display processing unit 23 moves the user's position and / or viewpoint based on the user's movement operation and / or viewpoint movement operation, and displays virtual reality space images of the virtual reality space viewed from different positions and / or different directions. The virtual reality space image display unit W11 also functions as a user interface for accepting input related to content selection. In this embodiment, the virtual reality space image display unit W11 includes a content selection display W111. The virtual reality space image display unit W11 shown in FIG. 3(a) includes one content selection display W111, but may include multiple content selection displays W111. The content selection display W111 is an object placed in the virtual reality space to accept content selection. In this embodiment, it is a three-dimensional object in the shape of a monitor placed in a building. Content is selected by pressing an area on the virtual reality space image display unit W11 where the content selection display W111 is displayed, and the accepting unit 22 accepts the content selection. Furthermore, after the content selection display W111 is selected, the user may select whether to play the content on a three-dimensional object or on a content display screen, and the space generation unit 21 may play the content on a three-dimensional object in the virtual reality space, or the display processing unit 23 may play the content on the content display screen.

[0045] The invite button W12 is a button for inviting other users to the virtual reality space, and when the invite button W12 is pressed, a URL for inviting other users to the virtual reality space is displayed. The user terminal 2 invites other users to the virtual reality space by, for example, sending the URL of a virtual reality space display page for displaying the virtual reality space.

[0046] The voice button W13 is a button for accepting settings related to the user's voice input, and when pressed, switches between muting and unmuting the user's voice. The voice button W13 may also be used to input settings for the microphone volume and speaker volume.

[0047] The camera button W14 is a button for switching between a first-person perspective in which the user's avatar is not displayed and a third-person perspective in which the user's avatar is displayed. When the camera button W14 is pressed, the display processing unit 23 processes and displays a virtual reality space image with the first-person perspective or the third-person perspective changed, and the virtual reality space image display unit W11 displays a virtual reality space image with or without the object representing the user's avatar.

[0048] The chat button W15 is a button for starting a chat, and when pressed, a chat screen is displayed. The chat screen is a screen for displaying the contents of a chat by a user, and is displayed based on text entered by the user and / or chat text transmitted from another user terminal 2. The chat screen may be a screen displayed by transitioning to another web page, or may be a screen display for chat displayed as an element of a web page (virtual reality space display page) like a content display screen. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 2 includes a chat unit. When the chat unit receives input of a conversation by a user in a chat, it transmits the chat contents to the user terminals 2 of other users who are present in the virtual reality space, either directly or via another server device such as the virtual reality providing device 1.

[0049] The exit button W16 is a button for exiting the virtual reality space. In this embodiment, when the exit button W16 is pressed, the display processing unit 23 displays an entry screen for accepting user information and settings associated with entry.

[0050] The content display screen W2 shown in FIG. 3(b) is a screen display for playing content designated as a web page. In this embodiment, the content display screen W2 is configured with an inline frame element, which is a web page element for displaying another web page (content) nested within the web page (virtual reality space display page). The inline frame described herein is an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) element for specifying an area for embedding other web pages or content within a web page. The area specified using the inline frame is used as an area for embedding and displaying content such as a web page. The content display screen W2 shown in FIG. 3(b) is a screen display when the content is video content. Pressing the play button plays the video content, and pressing the close button in the upper right corner redisplays the virtual reality space image display screen W1 shown in FIG. 3(a). In this embodiment, the content display screen W2 is superimposed on the virtual reality space image display unit W11 as shown in FIG. 3(b), and the virtual reality space image is displayed so that the user can see the content, thereby providing the user with a seamless content playback experience in the virtual reality space. In this case, virtual reality space image display portion W11, which is displayed behind content display screen W2, may be displayed in a manner that highlights the content displayed on content display screen W2. In this case, virtual reality space image display portion W11 may be displayed in an inconspicuous manner, such as by reducing the brightness and / or saturation, by blurring the image, or by using a whitish color, in order to highlight the content displayed on content display screen W2.

[0051] When an area on virtual reality space image display screen W1 where content selection display W111 is displayed is pressed, reception unit 22 receives a designation of that content as the content to be played. Display processing unit 23 accesses content providing device 3 based on the content designation and access information, and displays and plays the content on content display screen W2 as shown in FIG. 3(b) based on the acquired content information. In this embodiment, display processing unit 23 designates the entire virtual reality space display page as an area in which the content display screen is embedded to display and play the content, and displays the virtual reality space display page. At this time, display processing unit 23 may also embed part or all of the web page designated as the content to be displayed in the content display screen to perform display processing.

[0052] <Embodiment 2> In the following, in the second embodiment, an example will be described in which multiple content selection displays are arranged in a virtual reality space, and multiple contents are selected and played from these multiple content selection displays. The content played in the second embodiment is video content. Note that the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and will not be described again. In this embodiment, only one content is automatically played in the virtual reality space using an object in the virtual reality space as a display, and other content is played using a content display screen by selecting a content selection display. By adopting such a configuration, this embodiment can reduce the load on the device caused by playing multiple contents in the virtual reality space. When content is selected via the content selection display, the content is played via the content playback screen. In this embodiment, the automatically played content continues to play in the virtual reality space. However, when the content is played in the content selection display, the automatic playback of the content in the virtual reality space may be stopped.

[0053] In this embodiment, the content videos played on the multiple user terminals 2 are not synchronized but are played separately, but the videos may be synchronized between the user terminals 2 and played at the same timing. In this case, the user terminals 2 may exchange playback timing information, such as the number of seconds of the video currently being played, directly or via the content providing device 3, to synchronize the playback timing of the videos.

[0054] In this embodiment, the user terminal 2 further includes a detection unit 24. The detection unit 24 searches the virtual reality space and / or the content display screen to detect the content being played.

[0055] When an area on virtual reality space image display screen W1 where content selection display W111 is displayed is pressed, reception unit 22 receives a designation of that content as the content to be played. When reception unit 22 receives the designation of content, detection unit 24 searches the virtual reality space and / or the content display screen to detect the content being played. In this embodiment, detection unit 24 searches the virtual reality space and detects content being played in the virtual reality space, such as content being played on a three-dimensional object used as a display. In this case, the content being played detected by detection unit 24 may be content designated by another user and being played in the virtual reality space.

[0056] When the detection unit 24 cannot detect content being played in the virtual reality space, the space generation unit 21 accesses the content providing device 3 based on the access information to acquire content information, and based on the acquired content information, plays the content in the virtual reality space using a three-dimensional object as a display. In this embodiment, the content is displayed and played using a three-dimensional object used as a content selection display as a display. The display processing unit 23 displays a virtual reality space image that displays the virtual space in which the content is being played on the surface of the three-dimensional object.

[0057] When detection unit 24 detects content being played in the virtual reality space, display processing unit 23 accesses content providing device 3 based on the access information and performs display processing of a content display screen as shown in Fig. 3(b) based on the acquired content information. At this time, display processing unit 23 inserts the content display screen into the virtual reality space display page so as not to overlap with content that is already being played, and plays the specified content. [Explanation of symbols]

[0058] 0 Virtual reality provision system 1 Virtual reality device 2. User terminal 3 Content provider 11 Data Provision Department 21 Space generation part 22 Reception 23 Display processing section 24 Detector

Claims

1. A virtual reality providing system, a receiving unit that receives a designation of content in the virtual reality space by selecting a content selection display that is arranged as an object in the virtual reality space; a display processing unit that displays a virtual reality space image including a two-dimensional content display screen for displaying the content based on the content designation; Equipped with the content selection display is configured based on three-dimensional coordinate information as an object, and is arranged in association with access information for accessing the content; the display processing unit acquires content information for displaying the selected content based on access information for the content, and displays the virtual reality space image including the content display screen. Virtual reality delivery system.

2. the display processing unit processes a virtual reality space display page, which is a web page for displaying the virtual reality space image and the content display screen; The content display screen is an element of a web page that is embedded as a nest on the virtual reality space display page. The virtual reality providing system according to claim 1 .

3. the content selection display is an object that displays a still image showing the content; The virtual reality providing system according to claim 1 .

4. The virtual reality providing system further includes a detection unit, The content is video content, When the detection unit receives the designation of the content, it detects the content being reproduced in the virtual reality space; the display processing unit, when no content already being played is detected, processes the display of the virtual reality space image including the content selection display in which the selected content is played on the surface; when content that is already being played is detected, the display processing unit displays the virtual reality space image including the content display screen for playing the specified content. The virtual reality providing system according to claim 1 .

5. 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: the computing device includes at least one processing unit configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory unit; The method comprises: a receiving step of receiving a designation of content in the virtual reality space by selecting a content selection display to be arranged as an object in the virtual reality space; a display processing step of displaying a virtual reality space image including a two-dimensional content display screen for displaying the content based on the designation of the content; Equipped with the content selection display is configured based on three-dimensional coordinate information as an object, and is arranged in association with access information for accessing the content; the display processing step includes acquiring content information for displaying the selected content based on access information for the content, and displaying the virtual reality space image including the content display screen. Virtual reality delivery method.

6. A virtual reality providing program that causes the computer device to execute the method according to claim 5 .

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