Anyone who has watched Star Trek has imagined what it would be like to hang out in the Holodeck, and a new patent suggests that Microsoft may one day try to bring that experience to your living room. Described as an “immersive display experience,” the concept is to expand the game past the edges of your television — so you’ll still have a primary display, but the system will project images all around you to create a more realistic experience.
Microsoft patents Holodeck-like ‘immersive display experience’ for your living room
A new patent from Microsoft suggests that company could one day turn your living room into a Holodeck.
A new patent from Microsoft suggests that company could one day turn your living room into a Holodeck.
is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories.
"Observe an enemy sneaking up from behind."
For example, the patent describes a situation in which you “may turn around and observe an enemy sneaking up from behind” while playing a game. Of course, this technology is likely a long ways off and there are undoubtedly plenty of issues to work out when it comes to creating games designed to take up an entire room. But once all of the kinks are worked out, who knows, a future iteration of the Kinect could be the ideal peripheral for the latest Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts game.
Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.
