Methods for teaching and instructing in a virtual world including multiple views
Methods, systems and apparatus are provided for generating visual instruction to a user of a system, such as for exercise instruction or rehabilitation purposes. Preferably, the system includes a user imaging system with the system generating an output adapted to couple to a display device. The systems and methods serve to guide a user body motion. In one preferred embodiment, the method includes the steps of receiving first user positional information from the user imaging system, and then generating a first mirror image of the user positional information. Additionally, the method includes generating a first instructional image having the same positional orientation as the first mirror image of the user positional information. Finally, the method and system generate a composite output display including the first mirror image of the user positional information and the first instructional image.
1. A method for providing visual instruction to a user of a system, the system including a user imaging system and output adapted to couple to a display device to provide an output display to the user, including to guide user body motion, comprising the steps of:
receiving first user positional information from the user imaging system, generating a first mirror image of the user positional information utilizing the first user positional information from the user imaging system,
generating a first instructional image having the same positional orientation as the first mirror image of the user positional information, and
generating a composite output display including the first mirror image of the user positional information and the first instructional image, wherein the first mirror image and first instructional image are non-overlapping and wherein the first mirror image is the sole image of the user in the output display.
2. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 1 further including a second instructional image in a mirror image orientation to the first instruction image.
3. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 2 wherein the second instruction image depicts a different view of the first instruction image.
4. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 3 wherein the different view comprises a back side view of the first Instructional image.
5. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 1 wherein the first mirror image of the user positional information comprises an animated character.
6. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 1 wherein the first mirror image of the user positional information comprises an avatar.
7. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 1 wherein the first instructional image comprises an animated character.
8. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 1 wherein the first instructional image comprises an avatar.
9. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 1 wherein the first instructional image is provided in real time.
10. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 1 wherein the user body motion includes limb motion.
11. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 1 wherein the user body motion includes whole body motion.
12. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 1 wherein the instruction comprises exercise instruction.
13. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 1 wherein the instruction comprises rehabilitation instruction.
14. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 1 wherein the imaging system includes a camera.
15. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 14 wherein the camera is a color camera.
16. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 14 wherein the camera is a depth camera.
17. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 1 wherein the output display further includes textual annotation.
18. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 17 wherein the textual annotation relates to the position of the instructional image.
19. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 1 wherein an image is subject to dynamic state change.
20. The method for providing visual instruction to a user of claim 19 wherein the dynamic state change includes obscuring another image.