Provision of virtual reality content

1. An apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to provide virtual reality video content in a virtual space;

circuitry configured to determine selection of an object of interest in the virtual space; and

circuitry configured to scale a representation of a user in the virtual space based at least on (i) a first distance in the virtual space between the user and the object of interest, and (ii) a second distance between a physical location of the user in a real-world space and a boundary in the real-world space.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

circuitry configured to determine a scaling factor, wherein the scaling factor is proportional to the first distance divided by the second distance; and

wherein the circuitry configured to scale the representation of the user in the virtual space is arranged to scale the representation of the user in the virtual space based on the scaling factor.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry configured to scale the representation of the user is arranged to scale the representation of the user in the virtual space by increasing a speed at which the representation of the user traverses the virtual space towards the object of interest.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein circuitry configured to scale the representation of the user is arranged to decrease the speed at which the representation of the user traverses the virtual space towards the object of interest in response to determining that the representation of the user has traversed the virtual space to a location less than a threshold distance from the object of interest.

5. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the circuitry configured to scale the representation of the user is arranged to decrease the speed at which the representation of the user traverses the virtual space as the representation of the user moves closer to the object of interest in the virtual space.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry configured to scale the representation of the user is arranged to scale the representation of the user by increasing a height of the representation of the user in the virtual space such that the user perceives an increase in their height.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the circuitry configured to scale the representation of the user is arranged to decrease the height of the representation of the user in the virtual space in response to determining that the representation of the user has traversed the virtual space to a location less than a threshold distance from the object of interest.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the circuitry configured to scale the representation of the user is arranged to decrease the height of the representation of the user as the representation of the user moves closer to the object of interest in the virtual space.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry configured to determine selection of an object of interest is arranged to determine selection of the object of interest by determining a gesture of the user indicating selection of the object of interest.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry configured to determine selection of an object of interest is arranged to determine selection of the object of interest by using at least one of gaze tracking or head tracking of the user.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry configured to determine selection of an object of interest is arranged to determine selection of the object of interest based on a duration of time which at least part of the user has been in a particular orientation and/or location.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry configured to determine selection of an object of interest is arranged to determine selection of the object of interest by:

determining an orientation of the user in the virtual space; and

selecting an object in front of the user in the virtual space as the object of interest.

13. A method comprising:

providing virtual reality video content in a virtual space;

determining selection of an object of interest in the virtual space; and

scaling a representation of a user in the virtual space based at least on (i) a first distance in the virtual space between the user and the object of interest, and (ii) a second distance between a physical location of the user in a real-world space and a boundary in the real-world space.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

determining a scaling factor, wherein the scaling factor is proportional to the first distance divided by the second distance;

wherein the scaling of the representation of the user in the virtual space is based on the scaling factor.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the scaling of the representation of the user in the virtual space comprises increasing a speed at which the representation of the user traverses the virtual space towards the object of interest.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the scaling of the representation of the user in the virtual space comprises decreasing the speed at which the representation of the user traverses the virtual space towards the object of interest in response to determining that the representation of the user has traversed the virtual space to a location less than a threshold distance from the object of interest.

17. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the scaling of the representation of the user in the virtual space comprises decreasing the speed at which the representation of the user traverses the virtual space as the representation of the user moves closer to the object of interest in the virtual space.

18. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the scaling of the representation of the user in the virtual space comprises increasing a height of the representation of the user in the virtual space such that the user perceives an increase in their height.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the scaling of the representation of the user in the virtual space comprises decreasing the height of the representation of the user in the virtual space in response to determining that the representation of the user has traversed the virtual space to a location less than a threshold distance from the object of interest.

20. A computer program encoded on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program comprising instructions that when executed by a computer cause it to perform:

providing virtual reality video content in a virtual space;

determining selection of an object of interest in the virtual space; and

scaling a representation of a user in the virtual space based at least on (i) a first distance in the virtual space between the user and the object of interest, and (ii) a second distance between a physical location of the user in a real-world space and a boundary in the real-world space.