Imagine, the interactivity of Westworld, the immersement into the environment of Universal’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter, all set on the far-flung outer rim world of Batuu. That could be the reality of Galaxy’s Edge when the two currently announced locations open next year.
According to the Orlando Weekly, that’s what we shall be getting as Disney register patents for new ride experiences which will bring the galaxy closer than ever.
By the middle of 2017, Disney confirmed it will be using the very latest trackless technology for one of the two signature rides for Galaxy’s Edge and will track riders performance on the other ride, creating unique custom interactions
throughout the land based on a guest’s on-ride performance.
Around the same time; the company filed patents for a trackless ride that reads and adjusts the ride experience based on the riders “emotional state.” This may be used in unison with another patent filed in 2016 that tracks a user’s gaze, even “if the lighting conditions vary rather than being fixed.” The gaze-tracking technology also can accurately predict what a user is looking at even at over 10 feet away, roughly three times further than many current gaze-tracking technologies.
The patent states;
“Many theme park attractions typically involve interactions between participants and animatronics that are a distance greater than three to four feet. Further, many theme park attractions often involve varying lighting conditions, e.g., varying light intensity, varying colors, etc. It is believed that improvements in conventional face tracking systems are needed to better support interaction between participants and interactive devices within an entertainment environment.”
Read the article as there’s more revealed and discussed. Looks like we are in for an amazing and evolving tour to the stars next year.
