Disney Moves Toward the Metaverse With Approved US Patent to Create a 'Virtual-World Simulator'.
11 Jan 2022, 08:00
Disney Moves Toward the Metaverse With Approved US Patent to Create a ‘Virtual-World Simulator’
A recently discovered patent shows the American multinational entertainment and media conglomerate, Walt Disney Company, was approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a “virtual-world simulator” patent. The simulator is composed of a “three-dimensional (3D) map of the geometry of the real-world venue.”
Disney’s Virtual-World Simulator Patent Follows Bob Chapek’s Discussion About the Disney MetaverseDisney’s interest in the metaverse and blockchain technology has been showing recently as a recent patent approved at the end of December reveals the entertainment giant filed for a “virtual-world simulator” concept.The virtual-world simulator patent follows Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s earnings call in November when he explained the firm is ready for “our own” metaverse. Chapek also highlighted that Disney was always at the forefront of the latest technologies.“The Walt Disney Company has a long track record as an early adopter in the use of technology to enhance the entertainment experience,” Chapek remarked during the earnings call. The Disney CEO added:
Our efforts to date are merely a prologue to a time when we’ll be able to connect the physical and digital worlds even more closely, allowing for storytelling without boundaries in our own Disney metaverse, and we look forward to creating unparalleled opportunities for consumers to experience everything Disney has to offer across our products and platforms, wherever the consumer may be.