Shared virtual reality

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a content controller, a physical location of each of a plurality of user devices, the content controller being controlled by a user that is physically proximate to users of the plurality of user devices;

grouping the plurality of user devices into a first section and a second section based on the physical location of each of the plurality of user devices;

associating a first 3-D virtual environment with the user devices of the first section;

transmitting mapping information that maps the first 3-D virtual environment to a first portion of a physical space to the user devices of the first section;

associating a second 3-D virtual environment with the user devices of the second section; and

triggering display, on a user interface of the content controller, of a dynamic grouping chart that allows the user of the content controller to group the plurality of user devices into sections.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

monitoring an updated physical location of a user device of the first section;

grouping the user device with the second section based on the updated physical location; and

transmitting mapping information of the second 3-D virtual environment to the user device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic grouping chart is generated based on the determined physical locations of the plurality of user devices.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the dynamic grouping chart includes a spatially organized view of current activities of the plurality of user devices.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the dynamic grouping chart includes a spatially organized view of previous activities of the plurality of user devices.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the grouping the plurality of user devices includes:

receiving user input relating to grouping the user devices while the dynamic grouping chart is being displayed; and

grouping the plurality of user devices based on the received user input.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

assigning a first activity to user devices of the first section; and

assigning a second activity to user devices of the second section.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

scaling the first 3-D virtual environment to fit the first portion of the physical space; and

scaling the second 3-D virtual environment to fit a second portion of the physical space.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the mapping information of the first 3-D virtual environment includes a mapping between a reference point in the first portion of the physical space and a corresponding point in the first 3-D virtual environment and mapping information of the second 3-D virtual environment includes a mapping between a reference point in the second portion of the physical space and a corresponding point in the second 3-D virtual environment.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining physical locations of the plurality of user devices includes:

transmitting a request for a user device of the plurality of user devices to check-in; and

receiving a physical location from the user device.

11. A system, comprising:

a content controller configured to:

determine physical locations of a plurality of user devices that are physically proximate to the content controller;

trigger display, on a user interface of the content controller, of a dynamic grouping chart that allows a user of the content controller to group the plurality of user devices into groups;

receive user input relating to grouping the user devices while the dynamic grouping chart is being displayed;

group the plurality of user devices into a first section and a second section based on the user input;

transmit first 3-D virtual environment mapping information to the user devices of the first section;

transmit second 3-D virtual environment mapping information to the user devices of the second section;

assign a first activity to user devices of the first section; and

assign a second activity to user devices of the second section.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first 3-D virtual environment mapping information is associated with a first virtual world and the second 3-D virtual environment mapping information is associated with a second 3-D virtual world.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first 3-D virtual environment mapping information includes a mapping between a reference point in a first portion of a physical space and a first corresponding point in a 3-D virtual world and the second 3-D virtual environment mapping information includes a mapping between a reference point in a second portion of the physical space and a second corresponding point in the 3-D virtual world.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first activity includes an interactive task to be performed in virtual reality.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first activity includes a group project for the user devices of the first section to complete in virtual reality.

16. The system of claim 11 , further comprising a user device that includes:

a position detection module configured to identify a physical location of the user device within a physical space;

a user device network module configured to receive virtual environment mapping information from the content controller and to transmit the physical location to the content controller; and

a user device 3-D processor module configured to:

determine a location and orientation in a virtual environment based on the received virtual environment mapping information;

generate a representation of the virtual environment based on the determined location and orientation in the virtual environment; and

display the representation of the virtual environment.

17. A method comprising:

determining, by a content controller, a physical location at a specific time of each of a plurality of user devices that are physically proximate to the content controller;

grouping the plurality of user devices into a first section and a second section based on the physical location of each of the plurality of user devices at the specific time;

associating the first section with a first virtual environment;

transmitting first mapping information to the user devices of the first section, the first mapping information including a mapping between a physical location in a first portion of a physical space and the first virtual environment;

assigning to user devices of the first section a first activity to be performed in the first virtual environment;

associating the second section with a second virtual environment;

assigning to user devices of the second section a second activity to be performed in the second virtual environment; and

triggering display, on a user interface of the content controller, of a dynamic grouping chart that allows a user of the content controller to group the plurality of user devices into sections.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first activity includes a first group project for the user devices of the first section to complete in the virtual environment.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the assigning to user devices of the first section the first activity includes:

providing interactive content to the user devices of the first section; and

receiving responses to the interactive content from the user devices of the first section.