Visual Filter for Immersive Virtual Image Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current virtual character display systems fail to create an immersive experience as the process of generating virtual images is often perceptible to observers, reducing the illusion of interactivity and independence from the display system.
Innovation Solution
The system employs a visual filter, such as a liquid-crystal shutter or electrochromic material, to obscure the display during image generation and then transitions to a transparent mode once the image is rendered, ensuring the process remains imperceptible to viewers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the display system generates virtual images using traditional display methods, then the image generation process is visible to observers, but the immersive experience and illusion of interactivity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
A visual filter is introduced as an intermediary component between the display system and the observer. The filter transitions between opaque and transparent states to mediate the visibility of the image generation process, allowing the system to maintain the illusion of interactivity by hiding the computational processes from view
Solution Approach 2:
The visual filter utilizes changes in optical properties (transparency/opacity transitions) to control visibility. By changing the filter's optical state based on whether the display is rendering or showing final images, the system makes the image generation process imperceptible to observers while maintaining the virtual character's independence appearance
2Reliability
If the display system makes the virtual image appear independent and floating in space, then the immersive experience is enhanced, but the display system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The visual filter is implemented as a thin, flexible component that can be integrated into the display system without adding significant structural complexity. The filter's ability to transition between states allows the system to achieve the floating image effect while maintaining relatively simple hardware architecture
3Productivity
If the visual filter transitions to transparent mode during image generation, then the generation process becomes visible, but the illusion of imperceptibility is broken
Solution Approach 1:
The visual filter is set to opaque mode in advance during the image generation process, preventing observers from seeing the computational operations. The filter only transitions to transparent mode after the image is fully rendered and ready for display, maintaining the illusion that the virtual character has been independently generated without visible processing
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach enhances the immersive experience by making the virtual image appear to float in space independently of the display system, maintaining the illusion of interactivity and imperceptibility during image generation.
Implementation Method 1
The system employs a visual filter, such as a liquid-crystal shutter or electrochromic material
Implementation Method 2
The system employs a visual filter, such as a liquid-crystal shutter or electrochromic material
Data Source
AI summary
According to one implementation, an image display system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a software code, a display coupled to the computing platform, and a visual filter and at least partially surrounding the display and having an opaque mode and a transparent mode. The hardware processor executes the software code to set the visual filter to the opaque mode to obscure the display. The hardware processor also executes the software code to generate a visual image using the display, to obtain an operating parameter of the image display system corresponding to a status of the display, and to detect that the operating parameter meets a predetermined criterion. In response to detecting that the operating parameter meets the predetermined criterion, the hardware processor further executes the software code to set the visual filter to the transparent mode to make the display visible.