JP7650688B2 - EXPERIENCE RECORD PROVIDING DEVICE, EXPERIENCE RECORD PROVIDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an experience record providing device, an experience record providing method, and a program.

Conventionally, there is an experience device that shows virtual reality images to a user who is considering travel details, including the travel destination and travel plan, to allow the user to virtually experience a virtual trip (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2018-155887 A

However, users who have had virtual experiences have found it difficult to share them with third parties, such as family or friends.

The present invention has been made in consideration of these circumstances, and one of its objectives is to provide an experience record providing device, an experience record providing method, and a program that enable users to easily share their virtual experiences with third parties.

The experience record providing device, the experience record providing method, and the program according to the present invention employ the following configuration.
(1): An experience record providing device according to one embodiment of the present invention is an experience record providing device including: a generation unit that generates an experience record based on a virtual experience that a user has while showing the user a virtual reality image generated in response to the user's actions; and a providing unit that provides the experience record in a state that can be played on an external device.

(2): In the aspect of (1) above, the generation unit generates the experience record based on highlights extracted from the virtual experience.

(3): In the above aspect (2), the highlights are highlights extracted by the user.

(4): In any of the above aspects (1) to (3), the virtual experience includes a positive experience that may be beneficial to the user, and a negative experience that may be detrimental to the user.

(5): In any of the above aspects (1) to (4), the virtual experience is a virtual travel experience in which the user travels to a travel destination, and the providing unit provides the user with coupons that can be used at the actual travel destination.

(6): In the aspect of (5) above, the virtual travel experience is a virtual travel experience that visits specific points, and the generation unit generates the experience record with the specific points as highlights.

(7): In the aspect of (6) above, the generation unit generates the experience record as a fast-forwarded video between the specific points.

(8): One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for providing an experience record, in which a computer generates an experience record based on a virtual experience a user has while showing the user a virtual reality image generated in response to the user's actions, and provides the experience record in a state that can be played back on an external device.

(9): A program according to one embodiment of the present invention is a program that causes a computer to generate an experience record based on a virtual experience that a user has while viewing a virtual reality image generated in response to the user's actions, and provides the experience record in a state that can be played on an external device.

(1) to (9) make it easier for users to share their virtual experiences with third parties.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an experience record providing system 1 including an experience record providing device 200 according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a moving body 110. 1 is a diagram showing an overhead view of a user P using the virtual experience facility 100. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a virtual space map VMP which is the stage for a virtual experience. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the overall control device 140. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a process of the experience record providing device 200. FIG. 13 illustrates an example of a configuration of an experience record providing device 200 according to a second embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a coupon list 262. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a part of a process in the experience record providing device 200 of the second embodiment.

The following describes an embodiment of an experience record providing device, an experience record providing method, and a program of the present invention with reference to the drawings. The experience record providing device generates an experience record based on a virtual experience a user has at a virtual experience facility, for example, and transmits the experience record or stores it in a storage medium, and provides it in a form that can be played back on an external device.

First Embodiment
1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an experience record providing system 1 including an experience record providing device 200 according to the first embodiment. The experience record providing system 1 includes, for example, a virtual experience facility 100 and the experience record providing device 200. The virtual experience facility 100 and the experience record providing device 200 are capable of communicating with each other via a network NW.

The virtual experience facility 100 allows the user P to have a virtual experience while showing the user P a virtual reality image generated according to the user P's actions. The virtual experience facility 100 includes, for example, a moving body 110, a traveling space 120 in which the moving body 110 travels, a head-mounted display worn by the user P, for example, VR (Virtual Reality) goggles 130, and an overall control device 140. The VR goggles 130 are provided with a display device 132 that displays an image that is visible to the user P. The user P wears the VR goggles 130, boards the moving body 110, travels within the traveling space 120, and has a virtual experience by virtually traveling within the virtual space.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the moving body 110. Hereinafter, the front-to-rear direction of the moving body 110 may be referred to as the X direction, the lateral direction as the Y direction, and the direction perpendicular to the X direction and Y direction as the Z direction. The moving body 110 is a moving body that can be boarded by the user P in the virtual experience facility 100. The moving body 110 travels within the travel space 120 in response to the operation of the user P.

The mobile body 110 includes, for example, a base body 111. A control device 112 is housed inside the base body 111. The control device 112 controls the traveling direction and traveling speed of the mobile body 110. In addition to the control device 112, a motor, a battery, and the like are housed inside the base body 111. Wheels 113 are attached to the left and right sides of the base body 111. The control device 112 transmits movement information corresponding to the movement of the mobile body 110 to the overall control device 140.

A seating section 114 is provided on the upper part of the base 111. The seating section 114 is like a cushion on which a passenger such as user P sits. The upper surface of the seating section 114 is a seating surface that supports the buttocks of user P from below. The seating section 114 is supported by the base 111. The seating section 114 is supported by the base 111, a first support section 115 disposed in front of the base 111, and a second support section 116 disposed in the rear of the base 111. The first support section 115 and the second support section 116 support the seating section 114 so that it can be raised and lowered.

An operating unit 117 is provided on the side of the seating section 114. The operating unit 117 includes an operator 117A that allows the user P to control the operation of the moving body 110. For example, the operator 117A is an operator for controlling the traveling direction, running speed, braking operation, etc. of the moving body 110. The operating unit 117 transmits an electrical signal corresponding to the operation of the operator 117A to the control device 112. By operating the operator 117A, the user P can make the moving body 110 run or send other commands to the moving body 110.

A load sensor 118 is provided inside the seating section 114. The load sensor 118 detects the position where the user P places his/her weight on the seating section 114. For example, when the user P leans his/her body forward, the load sensor 118 detects the load of the user P in front of the seating section 114. The load sensor 118 transmits the detected load to the control device 112.

The control device 112 causes the mobile body 110 to run based on the direction in which the load sensor 118 detects the load of the user P. In this way, the user P can run (move) the mobile body 110 by operating the controller 117A or by applying a load in the desired direction.

The mobile body 110 of the embodiment is a so-called hands-free mobile body 110 that can be operated by the weight shift of the user P, and can be operated by the user P operating the operation unit 117, but the operation unit 117 does not have to be provided. The mobile body 110 may also be a saddle-type mobile body on which the user P straddles. The mobile body 110 may also be a mobile body on which the user P rides on a step while standing. The mobile body 110 may also be one that moves by walking using the legs instead of wheels.

The running space 120 is a space large enough for the moving body 110 to move in, for example, a space with a base area of several meters by several meters. The running space 120 is provided in an appropriate location, such as inside a building. The running space 120 may be provided indoors in a building or the like, or may be provided outdoors.

The VR goggles 130 display virtual reality images that make the user P imagine a virtual space. The VR goggles 130 include a display device 132 that displays the virtual reality images, and a mounting part that is hooked onto the user P's head and allows the user P to wear the VR goggles 130 so that the user P can view the display device 132. Instead of the VR goggles 130, MR (Mixed Reality) goggles or AR (Augmented Reality) goggles may be used.

The overall control device 140 displays virtual reality images corresponding to the movement of the moving object 110 on the VR goggles 130 to allow the user P to have a virtual experience. The user P wearing the VR goggles 130 has a virtual experience through the images displayed on the VR goggles 130 and the movement of the moving object 110.

The integrated control device 140 includes, for example, a transmission unit 142, an image generation unit 144, and a display control unit 146. The image generation unit 144 and the display control unit 146 are realized by, for example, a processor such as a central processing unit (CPU), which is hardware, executing a program (software). A part or all of the image generation unit 144 and the display control unit 146 may be realized by hardware (including circuitry) such as a large-scale integration (LSI), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or a graphics processing unit (GPU), or may be realized by cooperation between software and hardware. The program may be stored in advance in a storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or flash memory (a storage device having a non-transient storage medium), or may be stored in a removable storage medium such as a DVD or CD-ROM (a non-transient storage medium), and may be installed in the storage device by mounting the storage medium in a drive device. The storage device can be realized by a hard disk drive (HDD), DVD, random access memory (RAM), flash memory, etc.

The transmission unit 142 is, for example, a wireless communication module for connecting to a network or for directly communicating with other terminal devices, such as the communication unit 210 of the experience record providing device 200. The transmission unit 142 performs wireless communication based on Wi-Fi, DSRC, Bluetooth (registered trademark), or other communication standards. When movement information, virtual experience start information, and virtual experience end information are transmitted by the control device 112, the transmission unit 142 transmits the transmitted information to the experience record providing device 200.

After the user P's virtual experience has begun, the image generating unit 144 generates a virtual reality image to be displayed on the display device 132 of the VR goggles 130. The image generating unit 144 acquires the traveling state of the moving body 110 based on the movement information transmitted by the control device 112 of the moving body 110. The image generating unit 144 generates a virtual reality image based on a previously prepared image or the acquired traveling state of the moving body 110.

The images prepared in advance may be real images actually captured by an imaging device such as a camera, graphic images, or images that combine real and graphic images. The image generation unit 144 transmits the generated virtual reality images to the experience record providing device 200 using the transmission unit 142. User P has a virtual experience by viewing the virtual experience images generated by the image generation unit 144 and transmitted using the transmission unit 142, so the virtual experience images are, so to speak, user P's virtual experience.

The display control unit 146 causes the display device 132 to display the virtual reality image generated by the image generation unit 144. The virtual reality image displayed on the display device 132 is the image that the user P sees when having a virtual experience. The display control unit 146 causes the display device 132 to display the virtual reality image in accordance with the movement of the moving object 110.

Next, the procedure for using the virtual experience facility 100 will be described. In the virtual experience facility 100, the user P puts on the VR goggles 130 before entering the travel space 120. The user P, wearing the VR goggles 130, moves to the travel space 120 and boards the moving body 110. A virtual door is displayed on the VR goggles 130, and the user P has a virtual experience of passing through the virtual door and traveling to a destination of his or her choice. The user P boards the moving body 110 in the travel space 120 and drives the moving body 110 while watching the image displayed on the VR goggles 130, thereby having a virtual experience.

Then, a virtual tunnel is displayed on the VR goggles 130. The user P has a virtual experience of passing through the virtual tunnel and becoming smaller. After the virtual experience of passing through the virtual tunnel, the user P moves to the driving space 120 and boards the moving body 110. The user P boards the moving body 110 in the driving space 120 and drives the moving body 110 while watching the image displayed on the VR goggles 130, thereby having a virtual experience of becoming a dwarf. When the user P passes through the virtual tunnel and starts the virtual experience, the control device 112 transmits virtual experience start information to the overall control device 140. When the user P ends the virtual experience, the control device 112 transmits virtual experience end information to the overall control device 140. The overall control device 140 transmits the virtual experience start information and the virtual experience end information to the experience record providing device 200.

Figure 3 is a bird's-eye view of a user P using the virtual experience facility 100. While wearing VR goggles 130, the user P moves the moving body 110 in the travel space 120 by operating the controller 117A of the moving body 110 and leaning his/her body on the seat 114 in the direction he/she wants to move. In the virtual experience facility 100, the user can have a virtual experience as the moving body 110 moves.

For example, when user P applies weight forward on seat 114, moving body 110 moves straight ahead. At this time, an image GA of user P moving forward is displayed on VR goggles 130. Moving body 110 moves in running space 120 due to the movements of user P, but if moving body 110 is about to collide with a wall in running space 120, moving body 110 will guide moving body 110 and correct the trajectory of moving body 110 without user P noticing.

User P can have various virtual experiences at the virtual experience facility 100. Here, an example of a virtual experience will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a virtual space map VMP on which the virtual experience takes place. In the virtual space shown in the virtual space map VMP, for example, a first specific point PT1 to a fourth specific point PT4 are set. The first specific point PT1 is a virtual space that shows, for example, an urban area in an urban area. The second specific point PT2 is a virtual space that shows, for example, a scenic point from which a night view can be seen. The third specific point PT3 is a virtual space that shows, for example, a leisure facility such as an amusement park. The fourth specific point PT4 is a virtual space that shows, for example, a tourist facility such as a museum.

The virtual experience facility 100 provides the user P with a virtual experience in which the user selects a specific point of their choice from among the first specific point PT1 to the fourth specific point PT4 and travels thereto. The virtual experience facility 100 provides the user P with a virtual experience of traveling through roads, tunnel spaces, and the like between the first specific point PT1 and the fourth specific point PT4.

The experience record providing device 200 includes, for example, a communication unit 210, a generation unit 220, a provision unit 230, and a storage unit 250. The generation unit 220 and the provision unit 230 are realized, for example, by a processor such as a CPU, which is hardware, executing a program. The generation unit 220 and the provision unit 230 may be realized by an LSI or the like shown in the first embodiment. The program may be stored in advance in a storage device such as a HDD or flash memory (a storage device having a non-transient storage medium), or may be stored in a removable storage medium such as a DVD or CD-ROM (a non-transient storage medium), and may be installed in the storage device by mounting the storage medium in a drive device. The storage device is realized by a HDD, DVD, RAM, flash memory, or the like. The storage unit 250 is realized by a storage device.

The communication unit 210 is, for example, a wireless communication module for connecting to a network or for directly communicating with other terminal devices, such as the transmission unit 142 of the general control device 140 installed in the virtual experience facility 100. The communication unit 210 performs wireless communication based on Wi-Fi, DSRC, Bluetooth (registered trademark), or other communication standards.

The generation unit 220 generates an experience record based on the virtual experience that the user P had while being shown the virtual reality image generated in response to the user P's actions. The generation unit 220 starts generating the experience record when the communication unit 210 receives virtual experience start information transmitted by the overall control device 140. The generation unit 220 generates the experience record partial image 252 based on the virtual reality image received by the communication unit 210.

The generating unit 220 stores the generated experience record partial video 252 in the storage unit 250. The generating unit 220 ends the generation of the experience record partial video 252 when the communication unit 210 receives the virtual experience end information transmitted by the overall control device 140. Furthermore, the generating unit 220 extracts highlights from the multiple experience record partial videos 252 and connects the extracted experience record partial videos 252 to generate an experience record.

The generation unit 220 may generate experience record partial videos 252 when the communication unit 210 receives virtual reality video, and may sequentially connect the generated experience record partial videos 252 to generate an experience record. The generation unit 220 may temporarily store the virtual reality video received by the communication unit 210 or the experience record partial videos 252 generated from the virtual reality video in the storage unit 250, and after the communication unit 210 receives received virtual experience end information, connect the experience record partial videos 252 together to generate an experience record. The experience record is a record summarizing user P's virtual experiences.

The experience record is generated, for example, by using the experience record partial video 252 as is. The experience record may be, for example, a video obtained by processing the experience record partial video 252, or may be, for example, a video obtained by inserting decorative figures (images or videos) or even explanatory subtitles into the experience record partial video 252. The experience record is generated, for example, by the generation unit 220 connecting highlights selected according to a certain rule or arbitrarily. The experience record may be generated, for example, by a user or other operator operating an input interface (not shown) provided in the experience record providing device 200 to connect the experience record partial video 252.

The providing unit 230 provides the experience record generated by the generating unit 220 in a state that can be played on an external device, such as a CD player or a terminal device, that is external to the experience record providing device 200. For example, if the experience record providing device 200 is equipped with a writing device that writes information to a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, the providing unit 230 controls the writing device to write the experience record to a storage medium such as a CD-ROM set in the writing device and provides it. The providing unit 230 may output the experience record by transmitting the experience record to a terminal device (mobile terminal device) or the like owned by user P or a third party other than user P. In this case, the experience record is played back, for example, by a terminal device owned by user P or a third party other than user P.

The providing unit 230 may output the experience record by streaming, for example, or may output the experience record in a format that allows the user to download it from a server. Alternatively, the providing unit 230 may output the experience record to a video distribution platform that is provided for a fee or free of charge, or may provide the experience record provided via the video distribution platform to which comments, illustrations, etc. randomly posted by the public have been added.

Next, the processing in the experience record providing system 1 will be described. As the processing in the experience record providing system 1, first, the processing in the overall control device 140 in the virtual experience facility 100 will be described, and then the processing in the experience record providing device 200 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing in the overall control device 140.

When the overall control device 140 receives the virtual experience start information transmitted by the control device 112, it first recognizes that the user P has started the virtual experience (step S101). Next, the overall control device 140 uses the transmission unit 142 to transmit the virtual experience start information transmitted by the control device 112 to the experience record providing device 200 (step S103). Next, the overall control device 140 determines whether the moving object 110 is moving based on the movement information transmitted by the control device 112 (step S105).

If it is determined that the moving object 110 is moving, the image generation unit 144 generates a virtual reality image in accordance with the movement of the moving object 110 (step S107). Next, the display control unit 146 causes the virtual reality image generated by the image generation unit 144 to be displayed on the display device 132 of the VR goggles 130 (step S109). As the display control unit 146 causes the display device 132 of the VR goggles 130 to display the virtual reality image and as the moving object 110 moves, the user P has a virtual experience.

If it is determined that the moving body 110 is not moving (is stopped), the overall control device 140 advances the process to step S109. While the moving body 110 is stopped, the display control unit 146 causes the display device 132 of the VR goggles 130 to display a still image that is a frozen image of the image captured when the moving body 110 stopped.

Then, the image generating unit 144 uses the transmitting unit 142 to transmit the generated virtual reality image to the experience record providing device 200 (step S111). When the transmitting unit 142 transmits the virtual reality image to the experience record providing device 200, the overall control device 140 transmits the virtual experience of user P to the experience record providing device 200. Next, the overall control device 140 determines whether or not user P has ended the virtual experience based on whether or not it has received virtual experience end information transmitted by the control device 112 (step S113).

If it is determined that the user P has not ended the virtual experience, the overall control device 140 returns the process to step S105 and continues the process. If it is determined that the user P has ended the virtual experience, the overall control device 140 uses the transmission unit 142 to transmit the virtual experience end information transmitted by the control device 112 to the experience record providing device 200 (step S115). After that, the overall control device 140 ends the process shown in FIG. 5.

Next, the processing of the experience record providing device 200 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing of the experience record providing device 200. First, the experience record providing device 200 starts generating an experience record by receiving virtual experience start information transmitted by the overall control device 140 (step S201).

When the experience record providing device 200 starts generating an experience record, the generation unit 220 determines whether the communication unit 210 has received virtual reality video transmitted by the overall control device 140 (step S203). If the communication unit 210 determines that the virtual reality video has not been received, the generation unit 220 advances the process to step S213.

When it is determined that the communication unit 210 has received virtual reality video, the generation unit 220 determines whether or not a specific point is included in the virtual reality video transmitted by the communication unit 210 (step S205). When it is determined that a specific point is included in the virtual reality video, the generation unit 220 assumes that the user P is having a virtual experience at the specific point, and sets the experience record partial video 252 extracted from the virtual reality video to a video to be played at normal speed (step S207). Next, the generation unit 220 stores the generated experience record partial video 252 in the storage unit 250 (step S209).

If it is determined that the virtual reality image does not include the specific point, the generation unit 220 assumes that the user P is having a virtual experience at a location other than the specific point, and plays the experience record partial image 252 extracted from the virtual reality image at a fast-forward speed (step S211). Next, the generation unit 220 stores the extracted experience record partial image 252 in the storage unit 250 (step S209).

Then, the generation unit 220 determines whether the communication unit 210 has received the virtual experience end information transmitted by the overall control device 140 (step S213). If the communication unit 210 determines that the virtual experience end information has not been received, the generation unit 220 returns the process to step S203, further receives the virtual reality video, and extracts the experience record partial video 252.

When the communication unit 210 determines that the virtual experience end information has been received, the generation unit 220 extracts highlights from the experience record partial video 252 stored in the storage unit 250 after the communication unit 210 receives the virtual experience start information (step S215). The generation unit 220 edits the experience record partial video 252 corresponding to the extracted highlights to generate an experience record (step S217). Next, the provision unit 230 provides the experience record generated by the generation unit 220 in a state that can be played on an external device (step S219). In this way, the experience record provision device 200 ends the process shown in FIG. 6.

The experience record providing device 200 of the first embodiment generates an experience record based on a virtual experience in the virtual experience facility 100, and provides it in a state that can be played on an external device. Therefore, even a third party other than user P can experience the same virtual experience that user P had. Therefore, by providing the experience record to a third party as a souvenir of the virtual experience that user P had, it is possible to make it easier for user P to share his or her own virtual experience with a third party.

The experience record providing device 200 also generates images at specific points as normal speed images, and images other than the specific points as fast-forwarded images. This allows user P and third parties watching the experience record to clearly see images at specific points where they can get a good feel for the virtual experience. The specific points may be images at a speed slower than normal speed, or may be fast-forwarded images. Images other than the specific points may also be images at normal speed, etc.

Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment will be described. The experience record providing device 200 of the second embodiment is different mainly in that it includes a coupon processing unit 240, the storage unit 250 stores a coupon list 262, and the contents of the experience record generated by the generation unit 220. In the experience record providing device 200 of the second embodiment, the generation unit 220 generates, as an experience record, an experience record of a virtual travel experience in which a user P travels to a desired travel destination. The virtual travel experience is, for example, a virtual travel experience visiting specific points. The virtual travel experience includes various experiences, including positive experiences that are positive for the user P and negative experiences that are negative for the user P.

A positive experience is an experience that may be beneficial to the user, such as experiencing an activity, sightseeing at scenic spots or historical heritage sites, or eating local cuisine. A negative experience is an experience that may be detrimental to the user, such as becoming ill at a travel destination or sightseeing in a high-crime area. Negative experiences include experiences in dangerous areas such as high-crime areas, and experience records of negative experiences include information about the dangerous areas.

At the virtual experience facility 100, the user P is provided with a virtual travel experience. The virtual travel experience is, for example, a virtual travel experience to a travel destination desired by the user P. The virtual experience travel is used, for example, to virtually experience potential travel destinations for a realistic trip (hereinafter, real trip).

The overall control device 140 in the virtual experience facility 100 classifies user P's virtual experience into a positive experience or a negative experience. When transmitting virtual reality video to the experience record providing device 200, the overall control device 140 adds experience information to the virtual reality video indicating whether the virtual experience of user P viewing the virtual video is a positive experience or a negative experience. By referring to the experience information, the overall control device 140 can determine whether user P's experience is a positive experience or a negative experience.

Figure 7 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the experience record providing device 200 of the second embodiment. The experience record providing device 200 includes a communication unit 210, a generation unit 220, a provision unit 230, and a storage unit 250, as well as a coupon processing unit 240. The generation unit 220, the provision unit 230, and the coupon processing unit 240 are realized, for example, by a processor such as a CPU, which is hardware, executing a program. The generation unit 220, the provision unit 230, and the coupon processing unit 240 may be realized by an LSI or the like shown in the first embodiment.

When user P starts a virtual travel experience at the virtual experience facility 100, the central control device 140 transmits virtual experience start information to the experience record providing device 200. The virtual experience start information includes information about user P who will be experiencing the virtual travel experience and information about the travel destination of the virtual travel experience.

When the generation unit 220 stores the experience record partial video 252 in the memory unit 250, the generation unit 220 adds the experience information added to the virtual reality video used to generate the experience record partial video 252 to the experience record partial video 252 as is. The generation unit 220 classifies the experience record partial video 252 into positive video and negative video based on the experience video added to the experience record partial video 252 stored in the memory unit 250. The generation unit 220 connects the experience record partial video 252 classified as positive video to generate a positive experience record, and connects the experience record partial video 252 classified as negative video to generate a negative experience record.

When the coupon processing unit 240 receives virtual experience start information sent by the overall control device 140, it refers to the coupon list 262 and determines the coupon to be granted to user P when user P completes the virtual travel experience. The coupon processing unit 240 determines the coupon to be granted to user P based on the travel destination information included in the virtual experience start information. The coupon is a coupon that can be used at the real travel destination where user P experienced the virtual travel experience.

Figure 8 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of coupon list 262. The coupons included in coupon list 262 are coupons that can be used at the actual travel destination. For example, if the travel destination is "XXX", a coupon for "10% off admission fee" is set, and if the travel destination is "XX", a coupon for "free dessert" is set.

The providing unit 230 provides the coupon determined by the coupon processing unit 240 to the user P. The providing unit 230 provides the coupon together with the experience record, for example. For this reason, for example, when the providing unit 230 controls a writing device to write and provide the experience record on a storage medium such as a CD-ROM set in the writing device, the providing unit 230 also writes coupon information together with the experience record on the storage medium and provides it to the user P.

Next, the processing in the experience record providing device 200 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of part of the processing in the experience record providing device 200 of the second embodiment. As in the first embodiment, the experience record providing device 200 executes the processing from step S201 to step S215 shown in FIG. 6.

After extracting the highlights in the process of step S215, the generation unit 220 determines whether the experience record partial video 252 extracted as the highlight is a positive video or a negative video (step S251). If the experience record partial video 252 is a positive video, the generation unit 220 uses the experience record partial video 252 to generate a positive experience record (step S253). If the experience record partial video 252 is a negative video, the generation unit 220 uses the experience record partial video 252 to generate a negative experience record (step S255).

The generation unit 220 then determines whether or not highlight extraction has been completed (step S257). If it is determined that highlight extraction has not been completed, the experience record providing device 200 returns the process to step S251. If it is determined that highlight extraction has been completed, the generation unit 220 generates a positive experience record by connecting together the experience record partial videos 252 used to generate the positive experience record, and generates a negative experience record by connecting together the experience record partial videos 252 used to generate the negative experience record (step S259).

Then, the coupon processing unit 240 determines whether or not the virtual experience start information includes information about the travel destination (step S261). If it is determined that the virtual experience start information includes information about the travel destination, the coupon processing unit 240 refers to the coupon list 262 and determines a coupon corresponding to the travel destination (step S263).

If it is determined that the virtual experience start information does not include travel destination information, the coupon processing unit 240 skips step S263 and proceeds to step S265. Next, the providing unit 230 provides the experience record generated by the generating unit 220 in a state that can be played on an external device (step S265). In this way, the experience record providing device 200 ends the process shown in FIG. 9.

The experience record providing device 200 of the second embodiment has the same effect as the experience record providing device 200 of the first embodiment. Furthermore, the experience record providing device 200 of the second embodiment generates and provides an experience record based on a virtual travel experience. Therefore, when taking a real trip, first having a virtual travel experience can be used as a reference when deciding on a real travel destination.

In addition, by including negative experiences in the experience record in addition to positive experiences, the user can learn points to avoid in addition to points to enjoy on a real trip. Furthermore, the experience record providing device 200 provides the user P with coupons that can be used at the real travel destination where the virtual trip was experienced, along with the experience record. This can motivate the user P to experience a virtual trip when deciding on a real travel destination.

The above describes the form for carrying out the present invention using an embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and various modifications and substitutions can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE SYMBOLS 1...Experience record providing system 110...Mobile body 111...Base 112...Control device 113...Wheels 114...Seating section 115...First support section 116...Second support section 117...Operation section 117A...Operator 118...Load sensor 120...Driving space 130...VR goggles 132...Display device 140...General control device 142...Transmission section 144...Image generation section 146...Display control section 200...Experience record providing device 210...Communication section 220...Generation section 230...Provision section 240...Coupon processing section 250...Memory section 252...Experience record partial image 262...Coupon list GA...Image NW...Network P...User VMP...Virtual space map

Claims (5)

A generation unit that generates an experience record based on a virtual experience that the user had while showing the virtual reality image generated in response to the user's actions;
a providing unit that provides the experience record in a state that can be played back on an external device,
The virtual experience is a virtual travel experience of traveling to a travel destination;
The providing unit provides the user with a coupon that can be used in the actual travel destination.
Experience record providing device. The virtual travel experience is a virtual travel experience around specific points,
The generation unit generates the experience record by highlighting the specific point.
The experience record providing device according to claim 1 . The generation unit generates the experience record as a fast-forwarded video between the specific points.
The experience record providing device according to claim 2 . The computer
generating an experience record based on a virtual experience, the virtual experience being a virtual travel experience in which the user travels to real travel destinations while being shown a virtual reality image generated in response to the user's actions;
providing said experience record in a state in which it can be played on an external device ;
The virtual experience is a virtual travel experience of traveling to a travel destination;
The computer provides the user with coupons that can be used in the actual travel destination.
How to provide experience records. On the computer,
generating an experience record based on a virtual experience, the virtual experience being a virtual travel experience in which the user travels to real travel destinations while being shown a virtual reality image generated in response to the user's actions;
providing said experience record in a state in which it can be played back on an external device ;
The virtual experience is a virtual travel experience of traveling to a travel destination;
causing the computer to provide the user with coupons that can be used in the actual travel destination;
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