Abstract
Disclosed herein is a mechanism for synchronizing media content in a shared virtual reality environment. The mechanism can cause a shared virtual reality space to be presented on multiple user devices corresponding to multiple users participating in the shared virtual reality space. In some instances, users in the shared virtual reality space can be viewing different media content items. The mechanism can cause indications of the media content items being viewed by each user to be presented within the shared virtual reality space. In response to receiving a selection from a first user device of an indication of a media content item being presented on a second user device, the mechanism can transmit, to the first user device, metadata indicating an identifier of the media content item being presented on the second user device and a current playback position of the media content item on the second user device. The mechanism can then cause the media content item to be presented on the first user device at the playback position indicated in the transmitted metadata.
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Recommended Citation
Reid, Bryce; Keene, Samuel; Teague, Erin; Austin, Joshua; and Li, Cong, "Synchronizing Media Content In A Shared Virtual Reality Environment", Technical Disclosure Commons, (December 12, 2017)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/963