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Sony Interactive Entertainment has filed yet another patent on VR technology, this time focusing on increasing the player’s immersion by swapping out generic spectators in games like sports games or driving games, into friend avatars.
This one was filed last year, and was published this month.
In this patent, Sony argues that while having an audience has always been the way to increase the immersion of a game, the technology surrounding this aspect has not been advanced for some time.
Rather than use generic, low-poly models, Sony suggests a system where some of these spectators are swapped out for friend avatars.
The feature would be applicable to things like racing, sports, combat sports, and more. Apart from increasing immersion, this would also enhance the social connectivity element of the games.
Credit: Siliconera
Personal note:
Hopefully they'll look better than the 2D trees and the VR push/patents isn't strange since it's rumored to be build in PS5.