Abstract:
A method and apparatus for creating a deteriorated video feed from actions of a user. The apparatus receives a video feed from one or more cameras, within an enclosed area comprising one or more tangible instruments of a system on which the user performs the actions, wherein the video feed provides images related to the actions performed by the user interacting with the system through the one or more tangible instruments. The apparatus captures one or more visual-perception inhibitors affecting the user, wherein the one or more visual-perception inhibitors affect the user while performing the actions in the system. The apparatus comprises a video processing module for deteriorating the video feed by selectively modifying images from the video feed into a deteriorated video feed considering the captured one or more visual-perception inhibitors.
Abstract:
An infrastructure for an interactive computer program comprising a computer generated environment. The infrastructure comprises an instrument module, a first display and a second display. At least one tangible instrument allows the user to interact within the computer generated environment, at least one virtualized instrument is not accessible to the user. The first display displays images from the computer generated environment. The second display is positioned on one side of the instrument module for displaying at least images of the virtualized instrument(s) and of a virtualized participant that has access to the virtualized participant of the interactive computer program. A method comprising providing the tangible instrument and the first display screen. The method also comprises displaying images of the virtualized instrument and the virtualized participant on the second display screen.
Abstract:
A modular infrastructure for an interactive computer program comprising a computer generated environment. The modular infrastructure comprises an instrument module, a first display and a second display. The instrument module comprises at least one tangible instrument for the user to interact within the computer generated environment, the tangible instrument(s) being accessible to a user of the interactive computer program and at least one virtualized instrument not accessible to the user of the interactive computer program. The first display is positioned in front of the user for displaying images from the computer generated environment interactive computer program. The second display is for displaying at least images of the virtualized instrument(s). An instrument position of the instrument module relative to a display position of the second display is customizable in the modular infrastructure to support different configurations of the interactive computer program. A method for reconfiguring the modular infrastructure.