Media tags—location-anchored digital media for augmented reality and virtual reality environments
Provided herein are exemplary embodiments directed to a method for creating digital media, including the placing the digital media in a computer graphics environment, the computer graphics environment further comprising visually perceptible elements appearing as real objects placed in a real world setting, and viewing the digital media when at the real world setting. Various exemplary systems include an augmented reality and virtual reality server connected to a network, and a client device connected to the network, the client device having an augmented reality and virtual reality application. Further exemplary systems include a body or motion sensor connected to the client device and/or an augmented reality and virtual reality interface connected to the client device.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, from an author client device, an item of digital media created by an author associated with the client device;
receiving an indication of a social media interaction with the digital media;
placing the digital media and the indication of the social media interaction in a computer graphics environment, the computer graphics environment further comprising visually perceptible elements appearing as real objects placed in a real world setting;
selectively associating the digital media with the real world setting in accordance with a fine grain real world location specified by the author; and
providing for viewing at the real world location the digital media and the indication of the social media interaction, wherein a level of detail of the digital media and the indication of the social media interaction are increased as a function of increasing proximity to the real world location.
2. The method of claim 1 , the digital media further comprising any of: a text tag, an image tag, a movie tag, an audio tag, a social media tag or a combination thereof.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the digital media having any of: a flag pole, a frame, an avatar badge, a title panel, a media panel, a comments panel or a combination thereof.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital media is placed at the fine grain real world location by way of an augmented-reality interface.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein viewing of the digital media and the indication of the social media interaction when at the real world location occurs by way of an augmented-reality interface.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the viewing of the digital media including utilizing data received from a body or body part motion-tracking sensor.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying two or more items of digital media having associated real world locations in spatial proximity to each other; and
associating the identified items of digital media with a single media tag.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an indication of an update to the item of digital media from the author of the digital media; and
providing for viewing at the real world location the updated item of digital media.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital media is associated with a first media tag and a second media tag and wherein user interaction with the first media tag causes display of the second media tag.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital media and the indication of the social media interaction are provided for viewing at a viewing angle specified by the author of the digital media.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, in response to executing, cause a device comprising a processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from an author client device, an item of digital media created by an author associated with the client device;
receiving an indication of a social media interaction with the digital media;
placing the digital media and the indication of the social media interaction in a computer graphics environment, the computer graphics environment further comprising visually perceptible elements appearing as real objects placed in a real world setting;
selectively associating the digital media with the real world setting in accordance with a fine grain real world location specified by the author; and
providing for viewing at the real world location the digital media and the indication of the social media interaction, wherein a level of detail of the digital media and the indication of the social media interaction are increased as a function of increasing proximity to the real world location.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the digital media comprises any of: a text tag, an image tag, a movie tag, an audio tag, a social media tag or a combination thereof.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the digital media has any of: a flag pole, a frame, an avatar badge, a title panel, a media panel, a comments panel or a combination thereof.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the digital media is placed at the fine grain real world location by way of an augmented-reality interface.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein viewing of the digital media and the indication of the social media interaction when at the real world location occurs by way of an augmented-reality interface.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise the viewing of the digital media including utilizing data received from a body or body part motion-tracking sensor.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
identifying two or more items of digital media having associated real world locations in spatial proximity to each other; and
associating the identified items of digital media with a single media tag.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving an indication of an update to the item of digital media from the author of the digital media; and
providing for viewing at the real world location the updated item of digital media.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the digital media is associated with a first media tag and a second media tag and wherein user interaction with the first media tag causes display of the second media tag.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the digital media and the indication of the social media interaction are provided for viewing at a viewing angle specified by the author of the digital media.