Individual viewing in a shared space
A mixed reality virtual environment is sharable among multiple users through the use of multiple view modes that are selectable by a presenter. Multiple users may wish to view a common virtual object, such as one that is used for educational purposes, such as a piece of art in a museum, automobile, biological specimen, chemical compound, etc. The virtual object may be presented in a virtual room to any number of users. A presentation may be controlled by a presenter (e.g., a teacher of a class of students) that leads multiple participants (e.g., students) through information associated with the virtual object. Use of different viewing modes allows individual users to see different virtual content despite being in a shared viewing space or alternatively, to see the same virtual content in different locations within a shared space.
1. A computer-implemented method performed by one or more hardware computer processors of a computing system, the method comprising:
determining a plurality of wearable systems associated with a virtual scene that includes a virtual object, wherein each of the wearable systems concurrently presents: (i) a shared portion of the virtual scene that is the same for each wearable system, and (ii) an individual portion of the virtual scene that is customizable by a user of the respective wearable system;
receiving an indication of a view change input that is received by a first wearable system of the plurality of wearable systems, the view change input indicating a selected view mode of the virtual scene that is being presented through the first wearable system, wherein the selected view mode is selected from a plurality of available view modes that define which portions of the virtual scene are included in one or more of the shared portion and the individual portions; and
in response to the indication of the view change input received by the first wearable system, communicating virtual scene information to each of the plurality wearable systems, wherein the virtual scene information causes each of the plurality of wearable systems to present at least one of the shared portion or the respective individual portion of the virtual scene according to the selected view mode.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the shared portion of the virtual scene includes a detail view including detailed information regarding the virtual object.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the detail view is presented, through each of the plurality of wearable systems, at a fixed real world location with respect to the virtual object.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the detail view is presented, through each of the plurality of wearable systems, at a location that corresponds to a gaze direction of a respective user of each of the plurality of wearable systems.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected view mode is selected through a view select menu that is presented by the first wearable system.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first wearable system includes a hardware controller, and wherein a user of the first wearable system uses the hardware controller to select the selected view mode through the view select menu.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected view mode indicates that a user of the first wearable system is permitted to rotate the virtual object presented in the shared portion and that other users of the other wearable systems are not permitted to rotate the virtual object.
8. A computing system comprising:
one or more hardware computer processors;
non-transitory computer readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed, cause the one or more hardware computer processors to perform operations comprising:
determining a plurality of wearable systems associated with a virtual scene that includes a virtual object, wherein each of the wearable systems concurrently presents: (i) a shared portion of the virtual scene that is the same for each wearable system, and (ii) an individual portion of the virtual scene that is customizable by a user of the respective wearable system;
receiving an indication of a view change input that is received by a first wearable system of the plurality of wearable systems, the view change input indicating a selected view mode of the virtual scene that is being presented through the first wearable system, wherein the selected view mode is selected from a plurality of available view modes that define which portions of the virtual scene are included in one or more of the shared portion and the individual portions; and
in response to the indication of the view change input received by the first wearable system, communicating virtual scene information to each of the plurality wearable systems, wherein the virtual scene information causes each of the plurality of wearable systems to present at least one of the shared portion or the respective individual portion of the virtual scene according to the selected view mode.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the shared portion of the virtual scene includes a detail view including detailed information regarding the virtual object.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the detail view is presented, through each of the plurality of wearable systems, at a fixed real world location with respect to the virtual object.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the detail view is presented, through each of the plurality of wearable systems, at a location that corresponds to a gaze direction of a respective user of each of the plurality of wearable systems.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the selected view mode is selected through a view select menu that is presented by the first wearable system.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the first wearable system includes a hardware controller, and wherein a user of the first wearable system uses the hardware controller to select the selected view mode through the view select menu.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the selected view mode indicates that a user of the first wearable system is permitted to rotate the virtual object presented in the shared portion and that other users of the other wearable systems are not permitted to rotate the virtual object.
15. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computing system is the first wearable system.
16. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed, cause one or more hardware computer processors to perform operations comprising:
determining a plurality of wearable systems associated with a virtual scene that includes a virtual object, wherein each of the wearable systems concurrently presents: (i) a shared portion of the virtual scene that is the same for each wearable system, and (ii) an individual portion of the virtual scene that is customizable by a user of the respective wearable system;
receiving an indication of a view change input that is received by a first wearable system of the plurality of wearable systems, the view change input indicating a selected view mode of the virtual scene that is being presented through the first wearable system, wherein the selected view mode is selected from a plurality of available view modes that define which portions of the virtual scene are included in one or more of the shared portion and the individual portions; and
in response to the indication of the view change input received by the first wearable system, communicating virtual scene information to each of the plurality wearable systems, wherein the virtual scene information causes each of the plurality of wearable systems to present at least one of the shared portion or the respective individual portion of the virtual scene according to the selected view mode.
17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 16 , wherein the shared portion of the virtual scene includes a detail view including detailed information regarding the virtual object.
18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the detail view is presented, through each of the plurality of wearable systems, at a fixed real world location with respect to the virtual object.
19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the detail view is presented, through each of the plurality of wearable systems, at a location that corresponds to a gaze direction of a respective user of each of the plurality of wearable systems.
20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 16 , wherein the selected view mode is selected through a view select menu that is presented by the first wearable system.