American multinational entertainment and media conglomerate The Walt Disney Company has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a “virtual world simulator,” according to a recently discovered patent. The simulator consists of a “three-dimensional (3D) map of the real-world site geometry”.

Disney’s virtual world simulator patent follows Bob Chapek’s discussion on Disney’s metaverse

Disney’s interest in virtual worlds and blockchain technology has been on display recently, as a recent patent granted in late December revealed the entertainment giant archive For the concept of “virtual world simulator”.

The virtual world simulator patent was issued during Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s November earnings call, when he explain The company is ready for “our own” metaverse. Chapek also emphasized that Disney is always at the forefront of the latest technology.

“The Walt Disney Company has a long track record as an early adopter of using technology to enhance the entertainment experience,” Chapek said on the earnings call. The Disney CEO added:

Our efforts to date are just the beginning, we will be able to connect the physical and digital worlds more closely, allowing storytelling without boundaries in our own Disney virtual world, and we look forward to creating unparalleled opportunities for consumers regardless of consumer Wherever you are, you can experience everything Disney has to offer on our products and platforms.

Cloning one of Disney’s 12 theme parks loses sales due to pandemic, Disney says ‘no plans’ to launch virtual world at this time

US Patent #11,210,843 filed by Disney explains that the virtual world simulator has a computing protocol including a hardware processor and memory to store software code. The protocol also tracks users through a computer or handheld device in order to perform actions using geometric maps of real-world Disney venues.

The control or handheld device is capable of “simulating a virtual world by conforming the identified one or more virtual effects to the geometry of the real world venue from the current vantage point of the tracked moving perspective”.

Essentially, the technology is a clone of one of Disney’s 12 theme parks around the world. The company may stubbornly offer virtual experiences to make up for lost revenue from closing brick-and-mortar theme parks to tourists due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to February 2021 statistics, Disney lost $2.6 billion Due to lost sales during the pandemic and the company’s recent Started to turn a profit August 2021.However, Disney may put the concept of a virtual world simulator on the back burner as the company Tell According to the Los Angeles Times, it has “no current plans” to launch a virtual world.

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