ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,488,541, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Exploring Digital LLC (Marietta, Ga.).
"System and method for controlling multiple user groups within a single virtual reality play area" was invented by David Walens (Marietta, Ga.), Matthew Kelly (Acworth, Ga.) and Geoffrey Wright (Marietta, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for controlling player movement within a fixed virtual reality play area includes a plurality of panels defining an X by Y virtual reality play area, a transport area associated with the X by Y virtual reality play area and a virtual reality system. The virtual reality system displays a virtual reality environment...