Virtual Space Gaze Notifications for Smoother User Conversation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to accurately reflect the line of sight and speech interactions among users in a virtual space, leading to suboptimal communication experiences, as they do not account for the dynamic nature of gaze and conversation status, limiting smooth interactive communication.
Innovation Solution
A management system that acquires and processes information on user line of sight and speech, determines conversation status, and provides notifications to enhance interaction by considering gaze and speech dynamics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If only icon display is used to notify line of sight, then device complexity is reduced, but information completeness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system is segmented into multiple types (icon display, text notification, audio notification) that can be selectively applied based on the situation. This allows the system to provide comprehensive information while keeping each individual notification component relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from two-dimensional icon display to multi-dimensional notification by incorporating text and audio dimensions. This provides more complete line of sight information without significantly increasing device complexity.
2Productivity
If comprehensive line of sight tracking is implemented, then communication effectiveness is improved, but processing load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements partial line of sight tracking by focusing on detecting whether the line of sight is within or outside the visual field, rather than tracking every细微 movement. This provides sufficient information for effective communication while reducing processing load.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses an intermediary notification mechanism that processes line of sight information and presents it in a simplified form to users. This mediator layer reduces the complexity of raw data processing while maintaining communication effectiveness.
3Reliability
If real-time conversation status determination is performed, then interaction quality is improved, but computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs conversation status determination periodically rather than continuously, updating notifications at appropriate intervals. This maintains interaction quality while significantly reducing computational requirements compared to real-time continuous processing.
4Loss of information
If notifications for outside visual field are provided, then communication completeness is improved, but user distraction increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a virtual copy of the outside visual field information through notifications, allowing users to be aware of line of sight without physically turning their heads. This maintains communication completeness while minimizing physical distraction.
Data Source
AI summary
A management system that provides virtual space contents in which a plurality of users can participate. Information on a line of sight of each user in a virtual space, who participates in the virtual space contents, is acquired. Information on a speech of each user in the virtual space, who participates in the virtual space contents, is acquired. A conversation status between users in the virtual space is determined based on the speech information. A notification for assisting a user participating in the virtual space contents in promotion of conversation is provided based on the information on the line of sight and the conversation status.