TL;DR A newly-published patent from 2007 describes a personal display system that
- gives the illusion of sitting in a movie theater,
- responds to head, eye, or hand movements,
- describes creating a virtual stadium experience when watching sports.
TL;DR A newly-published patent from 2007 describes a personal display system that
Especially something this broad. The idea in many key aspects had been around for a very long time. Virtual reality headsets for gaming that respond to head movement have been an activity pursued idea since at least the 90s, I remember seeing a TV doc about a prototype device where they were using it to play Mech Warrior. This seems like patenting a hoverboard. It’s a cool idea, a lot of people have had it, it’s in popular consciousness,. it’s even in movies, doesn’t mean you’re actively making one now or know how to.