JP2003271891A - System for virtually experiencing commodity - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to comprehend the size, the function, or the operationality of a commodity easily by the senses. <P>SOLUTION: This system is equipped with a simulative operation device 1 for making it possible to simulatively operate the commodity or a part thereof, a virtual space preparing device 2 for preparing a virtual space, and a control device 3 for controlling the devices 1 and 2. Since the commodity or a part thereof operable by the device 1 is associated with a virtual object representing the product, the size, the function, or the operationality of the commodity can be comprehended easily by the senses through the virtual object representing the commodity in the virtual space. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product virtual experience system that allows users to experience the size, function, or operability of a product that is not there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a showroom for household equipment products such as a unit bath and a vanity (hereinafter, abbreviated as "commodity"), product types (color, shape, material, etc.) not exhibited on the spot are displayed. It was common to use catalogs and drawings when presenting customers with variations) and usage conditions (mounting positions, etc.). Also, certain products,
For example, in the case of kitchens, there are cases where special processing is performed to allow the height of the counter to be adjusted, or a plurality of products (kitchens) in which the height of the counter is changed in steps of 10 cm are displayed. Further, in some cases, a model (miniature) is displayed instead of the actual product, or the customer is shown a video image of the product or a stereoscopic image of the product created by so-called three-dimensional CAD.

[0003]

However, when using a catalog or a drawing, it is very difficult to express the actual size and feel of the product, or the function and operability in an easy-to-understand manner. In addition, when some products are specially processed or a plurality of products with different dimensions are displayed, the variation of products where you can experience the functions and operability will be significantly reduced due to restrictions such as the showroom display space. Will be lost. Furthermore, when using miniatures or video images, it is difficult for the customer to intuitively understand the size, function, operability, etc. of the product, which limits the variations of the product that can be experienced. In the case of presenting a stereoscopic image created by three-dimensional CAD, although the variations of presentable products can be increased, the actual size, function, or operability of the product can be determined from the stereoscopic image displayed on the computer display or the like. It was also difficult to grasp such information.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a product virtual experience system capable of intuitively grasping the size, function, or operability of a product.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is a simulated operation means for enabling a simulated operation of a product or a part of a product, or a touch sensation for presenting a touch sensation. At least one of the presenting means and a virtual space creating means for creating a virtual space, and a product or a part of the product that can be operated by the simulated operating means, or at least one of the contact feeling presenting means is a product in the virtual space. Is associated with a virtual object that represents.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the first aspect of the invention, there is provided position data input means for inputting position data of at least one of the virtual object and the experience person in the virtual space, and the virtual space creating means comprises: The position of the virtual object in the virtual space is changed according to the position data input by the position data input means.

According to a third aspect of the invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the position data input means is an input device that an experience person can carry and operate.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 2, the position data input means inputs data in accordance with a motion of an experiencer such as walking or bending.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the position data input means inputs the position of the wheelchair on which the experience person gets in as the position data of the experience person.

A sixth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, the simulation operation means simulates an operation of a support tool such as a handrail.

A seventh aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, the simulation operation means simulates the product operated by the hands and fingers of the experiencer.

The invention of claim 8 is characterized in that, in any one of the inventions of claims 1 to 7, it is provided with a touch sensation presenting means for presenting a touch sensation by vibration.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to eighth aspects, the virtual space creating means creates a life-size human body model in the virtual space.

The invention of claim 10 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 9, the virtual space creating means creates an aging human body model that simulates the aging situation of the experiencer.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the tenth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of at least one of the simulated operation means, the touch sensation presenting means and the virtual space creating means are provided, and the network connecting means for connecting these means through a network. It is characterized by having.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION (Embodiment 1) In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a simulated operation device 1 that can operate a product or a part of the product in a simulated manner, and a virtual space for creating a virtual space. A creation device 2 and a control device 3 for controlling the simulated operation device 1 and the virtual space creation device 2 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the simulated operation device 1 according to the present embodiment enables a handrail installed in a bathroom to be operated in a simulated manner, and a part of an actual handrail (hereinafter referred to as "handrail"). The robot arm 1b is connected to the tip of the robot arm 1b.

Virtual space creation apparatus 2 in this embodiment
Is composed of a curved screen 2a having a wide viewing angle as shown in FIG. 2 and a reflective or transmissive projector (not shown) for projecting an image on the screen 2a. Is to create. Here, if an image in which binocular parallax is taken into consideration is projected from the projector onto the screen 2a and wearing polarized glasses or glasses with liquid crystal shutters, a stereoscopic image is presented to the experience person and a more realistic virtual space is presented. Can be created. In addition, instead of the fixed screen 2a, it is also possible to project an image in the space by utilizing smoke scattering.
Other than this, various display methods can be used.

The control device 3 is composed of a general-purpose computer, and drives and controls the robot arm 1b of the simulated operation device 1 and controls the projector of the virtual space creation device 2.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, a screen 2a installed in an exhibition space of a showroom.
In front of, an actual bathroom floor material F is laid and an actual bathtub B is installed, and a virtual space representing the inside of the bathroom is presented by the image projected on the screen 2a. Further, a virtual handrail 1a '(see the dotted line in FIG. 2) is displayed on the screen 2a with a viewing angle that is equivalent to that of an actual handrail as seen by the user. Furthermore, the robot arm 1
In order that the handrail part 1a coupled to the tip of b can trace and move the virtual handrail 1a ',
The control device 3 drives and controls the robot arm 1b by utilizing a robot control technique such as inverse kinematics that considers the degree of freedom of joints. That is, it is the robot arm 1b that the user can actually touch.
The handrail portion 1a is connected to the tip of the handrail portion 1a. By making the handrail portion 1a movable so as to trace the virtual handrail 1a ', the actual handrail portion 1a and the virtual handrail 1a' (virtual Object)), no matter which part of the virtual handrail 1a ′ is gripped by the experience person, by moving the handrail part 1a by the robot arm 1b, it is as if the virtual handrail 1a ′ exists. You can experience the actual operation of the handrail as if you were.

[0021] As the handrail installed in the bathroom, there are various types of products such as horizontal type, vertical type and L-type, and the mounting position can be changed to various positions. , In order to let customers experience such differences in handrail types and mounting positions, conventionally, we used catalogs and drawings, exhibited products with special processing that made the mounting positions adjustable, and installed positions. The method of exhibiting a plurality of different products was adopted. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the virtual handrail 1a 'by the virtual space creation device 2 is used.
Since the handrail part 1a can be moved so as to trace the virtual handrail 1a 'by the robot arm 1b of the simulated operation device 1 with any shape and attachment position, the customer can function as compared with the conventional example. It is possible to expand the variety of products that can be experienced in the showroom and the operability. In addition, the texture and feel of the product can be experienced by using a part of the product (handrail part 1a).
Experience the variations of products and the differences in mounting positions by using virtual objects, and combine the real and virtual experiences to make up for the inadequate points of both and adjust the mounting positions in a limited space such as a showroom. The customer can fully consider the product including it. In addition, in the present embodiment, since the bathtub B and the floor material F are actually installed in the virtual space of the bathroom, you can experience how the feet slide when you put your hand on the handrail (handrail part 1a). People (customers) can experience it.

(Embodiment 2) This embodiment is characterized in that a simulated operation device 1 for simulating a product operated by the hands and fingers of an experiencer is provided, and other configurations are common to the first embodiment. Therefore, common components are given the same reference numerals, and illustration and description thereof are omitted.

As shown in FIG. 3, the simulated operation device 1 according to the present embodiment is constructed by connecting a curran (mixed water faucet) 1c installed in a bathroom as a product operated with fingers to the tip of a robot arm 1b. The mounting position of the currant 1c can be freely changed by driving the robot arm 1b. As a virtual object associated with the callan 1c, a shower head (see the dotted line in FIG. 3) SH that ejects water (or hot water) according to the operation of the callan 1c is formed in the virtual space of the bathroom by the virtual space creating device 2. ing.

Then, when the experience person (customer) operates the currant 1c connected to the tip of the robot arm 1b,
Shower head S of a virtual object by the virtual space creation device 2
Similarly, virtual water is ejected from H including the actual direction and spread, so that the experience person can experience the mounting position and operability of the Karan 1c in the bathroom without getting wet.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4, a virtual space of the toilet is created by projecting an image on the screen 2a on which a real toilet bowl D is installed, and a switch SW for turning on / off the illumination in the toilet is created. Robot arm 1 not shown
The simulated operation device 1 is configured by being connected to the tip of b, the switch SW is arranged at an arbitrary position on the wall W of the toilet which is a virtual object, and the virtual space creation device 2 is provided when the experience person operates the switch SW. It is also possible to experience the actual lighting on / off by switching the brightness of the virtual space.

It should be noted that it is also possible to adopt a simple structure in which the curran 1c and the switch SW of the simulated operation device 1 are fixed to the actual wall surface with Velcro (R) or a magnet, instead of being connected to the tip of the robot arm 1b. is there.

(Embodiment 3) In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a virtual space creation device 2, a control device 3, and a touch sensation that is attached to the body (limbs, etc.) of an experience person to present a touch sensation. The display device 4 and the position detection device 5 that detects the position of the contact sensation presentation device 4 in the virtual space are provided, and the distance between the position of the contact sensation presentation device 4 detected by the position detection device 5 and the virtual object is a threshold value. When the following occurs, the control device 3 controls the contact sensation providing device 4 to present the contact sensation to the experience person. However, since the configurations of the virtual space creation device 2 and the control device 3 are the same as those of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

The touch sensation presentation device 4 comprises, for example, a vibrator 4a utilizing a piezoelectric effect.
The sensation of touching a virtual object is presented by the vibration of. The position detecting device 5 is a conventionally well-known device that detects a position by using a medium such as magnetism, ultrasonic waves, or light. For example, a sensor including a quadrature coil is attached to the body of the experience person together with the vibrator 4a. Also, a source that is also composed of a quadrature coil is arranged at a reference position in the virtual space, and the position of the sensor with respect to the reference position can be detected based on the induced current generated in the sensor by the magnetic field generated from the source (for example, "First rack (trade name)" manufactured by Pohimas Co., Ltd.). The position information detected by the position detection device 5 is transmitted to the control device 3 by wire or wirelessly.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a relatively large bathtub B is installed in the virtual space of the bathroom, and a bathtub B ′ smaller than the bathtub B is a virtual space creating device as a virtual object. 2 is formed in a virtual space. Thus, the position of the body of the experience person H (the limbs on which the vibrator 4a is attached) in the actual bath B is constantly detected by the position detection device 5, and the detected position and the virtual bath B When the distance to the inner wall or edge of the'becomes equal to or less than the threshold value, the control device 3 causes the body of the experience person H to be a virtual bathtub B '.
It is determined that the user touches the inner wall or edge of the user, and the contact sensation presentation device 4
By presenting a touch sensation due to vibration to the experience person H, the user can experience the dimensions of the small bathtub B'while entering the large bathtub B, and the customer can actually enter the small bathtub. It is possible to avoid a situation where the body is hit by a bathtub and injured.

(Fourth Embodiment) The present embodiment is characterized in that a position data input device 6 is added to the configuration of the third embodiment as shown in FIG. The position data input device 6 is composed of an input device that can be carried and operated by an experience person, for example, a so-called joystick as shown in FIG. 8, and a lever 6a provided on the front side is tilted to the front, rear, left, and right to create a virtual object. The position (in this embodiment, the height of the edge of the virtual bathtub B ′) is input to the control device 3.

On the other hand, the control device 3 uses the position data input device 6
Virtual space creation device 2 according to position data input from
To change the height of the edge of the virtual bathtub B ′.

Thus, the user himself / herself can operate the position data input device 6 to change the height of the edge of the virtual bathtub B ′, and the product (bathtub in this case) depending on the product type can be changed. It is easy to study usability. Although the bathtub is illustrated as the product in the third and fourth embodiments, the present embodiment can be applied to all products in which a person enters and acts in a narrow space such as a washbasin unit or a toilet unit. Is.

(Embodiment 5) This embodiment is characterized in that a position data input device 6 for inputting the virtual position data of the experience person H in the virtual space is provided, and other configurations are the same as those of the embodiment 4. Since it is common, illustration and description are omitted.

Position data input device 6 in this embodiment
Is a pair of cylindrical shaft portions 6b arranged so as to face each other as shown in FIG. 9, a ring-shaped strip 6c which is hung between the shaft portions 6b to rotate, and rotation of the shaft portion 6b. A rotary encoder (not shown) for detecting an angle is provided, and when a person walks on the belt 6c, the belt 6c moves in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the person and the shaft portion 6b rotates. Therefore, by detecting the rotation angle of the shaft portion 6b by the rotary encoder, the walking speed and the walking distance of the person can be calculated to know the position of the person in the virtual space. The control device 3 performs a calculation for obtaining the walking speed and the walking distance from the output of the rotary encoder.

On the other hand, the simulated operation device 1 has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, and has a handrail part (not shown) connected to the tip of a robot arm (not shown).
Is traced and moved by a virtual handrail 1a ′ (see the dotted line in FIG. 9) displayed at a viewing angle that is equivalent to the actual handrail viewed from the experience person H. Here, the virtual space creation device 2 changes the virtual space according to the viewpoint of the experience person H according to the walking speed and the walking distance calculated by the control device 3 from the position data input from the position data input device 6.

Then, the experience person H walks on the position data input device 6 installed in front of the virtual wall W displayed on the screen 2a, whereby the operability depending on the shape and the mounting position of the handrail. Moreover, since the position data in the virtual space is input by a natural movement such as walking, even an experienced person H who is not accustomed to operating a computer can easily move in the virtual space.
Further, as shown in FIG. 9, as in the second embodiment, the simulated operation device 1 in which the switch SW for turning on / off the illumination is arranged at an arbitrary position on the virtual wall W is used, and the mounting position and operability of the switch SW are set. You may make it experience person H experience.

(Embodiment 6) In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the real stairs S and handrails M are screens 2.
A staircase S ′ installed in front of a and having a step different from that of the real staircase S is formed in the virtual space by the virtual space creation device 2 as a virtual object, and the foot of the experience person H touches the virtual object (staircase S ′). The touch sensation when touched is presented by the touch sensation presentation device 4. Further, in this embodiment, a sensor (not shown) (a load sensor, an acceleration sensor, an optical sensor, or the like) is used.
The stepping of the experience person H is detected by the position of the virtual object (step of the stair S ′) by the stepping detected by the sensor.
A position data input device 6 is provided for inputting to the control device 3.

The control device 3 controls the virtual space creating device 2 in accordance with the position data input from the position data input device 6 to change the level difference of the virtual stairs S '.

Thus, the experience person himself / herself can operate the position data input device 6 by stepping to change the step difference of the virtual stairs S ′, and the usability of the product (the staircase in this case) depending on the kind of product is changed. It is possible to easily study the above.

(Embodiment 7) The present embodiment is characterized in that a wheelchair-type position data input device 7 is provided, and other configurations are common to the other embodiments, and therefore illustration and description thereof are omitted.

Position data input device 7 in this embodiment
11 includes a wheelchair 7a having a pair of wheels 7b as shown in FIG. 11, and a sensor (not shown) for detecting the rotation state of the wheels 7b, and the wheel 7b operated by an experiencer H who has boarded the wheelchair 7a. The position data is input to the control device 3 by detecting the rotation state of the sensor. In the present embodiment, the wheelchair 7a is attached to the rocking device 8 fixed to the floor, and the control device 3 controls the rocking device 8 according to the position data to control the posture of the wheelchair 7a and the wheels 7b. The virtual space creating device 2 changes the virtual space in accordance with the viewpoint of the experience person H according to the position data input from the position data input device 7 while changing the braking force, the load torque, etc. Experiencer H can simulate driving.

Thus, if the vibrator H4a of the contact sensation providing device 4 is attached to the hand of the user H, a virtual object (for example, a shelf G) formed in the virtual space by the user H in the wheelchair 7a. You can experience how much you can reach.

It should be noted that it is also possible to get on a real wheelchair and actually move. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, a real toilet unit TU is installed in a virtual space, which is one size smaller as a virtual object. The toilet unit TU ′ is displayed by being superimposed on the actual toilet unit TU, and the experience person H is in the wheelchair 9
Enter the toilet unit TU while riding in the car, and enter the wall surface of the virtual toilet unit TU '(dotted line in FIG. 12)
The position of the user H
The size of the actual toilet unit TU can be compared with the size of the virtual toilet unit TU ′.

(Embodiment 8) This embodiment is characterized in that the virtual space creation device 2 creates a life-size human body model in the virtual space.

In the human body model, image data generated using computer graphics by the control device 3 based on data such as the height and arm length of the experiencer H is used as the screen 2a of the virtual space creating device 2, for example. Created in the virtual space by projecting on.

Then, as shown in FIG. 13A, the human body model HM is placed in the virtual space of the toilet unit in which the real toilet 10, handrail 11 and switch SW are installed.
The handrail 11 by holding the handrail 11 to sit and stand, and by operating the switch SW.
The usability of the switch SW can be objectively observed. Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the experience person H can sit on the toilet bowl 10 so as to overlap with the human body model HM and experience the mounting position and operability of the toilet unit and the handrail.

Further, instead of the human body model HM, a virtual space creation device 2 uses a human body model (aged human body model) HM 'set to an age higher than the actual age of the experiencer H as shown in FIG. A product (in this case, by displaying in the virtual space and showing the experience person H himself or herself several years or decades ahead or by superimposing the body of the experience person H and the aging human body model HM ' The wheelchair 13) can be selected in consideration of operability after aging.

(Embodiment 9) In this embodiment, a plurality of control devices 3 and a general-purpose personal computer (hereinafter,
A personal computer (abbreviated as "personal computer") is connected through a network such as the Internet, and data is exchanged between the control devices 3 and between the control device 3 and the personal computer PC to create a virtual space with the simulated operation device 1 or the touch sensation presentation device 4. The feature is that the same virtual experience can be performed by the device 2 respectively.

TCP is used for the control device 3 and the personal computer PC.
A protocol stack such as / IP is implemented, and as shown in FIG. 15, it is possible to connect to a network through a public telephone line or the like, and exchange data of a virtual space and a virtual object via the network.

Thus, the virtual experience of the product in the virtual space as described in Embodiments 1 to 8 can be simultaneously performed at a plurality of places through the network.
Family members can consider the same product at different places. It should be noted that a database DB storing separately measured customer physical strength data and the like is connected to a network, and a virtual space and a virtual object are created by referring to the customer data stored in the database DB from the control device 3 through the network. You may

[0051]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, at least one of a simulated operation means for making it possible to operate a product or a part of a product in a simulated manner or a contact sensation presenting means for presenting a touch sensation, and a virtual space And a virtual space creating means for creating,
Since at least one of the product or a part of the product that can be operated by the simulated operation means and the touch sensation presentation means is associated with a virtual object representing the product in the virtual space, the size, function, or operability of the product is determined in the virtual space. There is an effect that it is possible to intuitively and easily grasp through a virtual object that represents a product.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, there is provided position data input means for inputting position data of at least one of the virtual object and the experience person in the virtual space, and the virtual space creating means comprises: Since the position of the virtual object in the virtual space is changed according to the position data input by the position data input means, there is an effect that the usability due to the difference in the mounting position and size of the product can be easily experienced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the position data input means is an input device that can be carried and operated by the experience person, so that the experience person can easily input the position data. There is an effect that can be.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the position data input means inputs the data in accordance with the exerciser's motion such as walking or bending and stretching. The effect is that it can be input easily.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the position data input means inputs the position of the wheelchair on which the experience person gets in as the position data of the experience person. There is an effect that operability and the like can be easily grasped.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, since the simulation operation means simulates the operation of a support tool such as a handrail, the difference in the shape and the mounting position of the support tool can be considered. There is an effect that you can experience it without the real thing.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, since the simulation operation means simulates the product operated by the fingers of the experiencer, the shape of the product operated by the fingers or There is an effect that you can experience the difference in the mounting position without the actual thing.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to seventh aspects of the present invention, a contact sensation presenting means for presenting a contact sensation by vibration is provided. You can figure it out.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to eighth aspects, the virtual space creating means creates a life-size human body model in the virtual space. It has the effect of being able to objectively grasp using.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth aspect, the virtual space creating means creates an aging human body model that simulates the aging situation of the experience person, so that future operation of the product is possible. There is an effect that the sex and the like can be objectively grasped by using an aging human body model.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the tenth aspect of the invention, a plurality of at least one of the simulated operation means, the touch sensation presenting means and the virtual space creating means are provided, and the network connecting means for connecting these means through a network. As a result, the virtual experience of the product in the virtual space can be simultaneously performed at a plurality of places through the network.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the above.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is another schematic configuration diagram of the above.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of the above.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram of the above.

FIG. 9 is a schematic configuration diagram of a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram of a sixth embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of a seventh embodiment.

FIG. 12 is another schematic configuration diagram of the above.

13A and 13B are schematic configuration diagrams of an eighth embodiment.

FIG. 14 is another schematic configuration diagram of the above.

FIG. 15 is a schematic configuration diagram of a ninth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Simulated operation device 2 Virtual space creation device 3 control device

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. At least one of a simulated operation means for enabling a simulated operation of a product or a part of a product or a contact sensation presenting means for presenting a touch sensation, and a virtual space creating means for creating a virtual space. A product virtual experience system comprising: a product, a part of the product, or at least one of the touch sensation presentation devices, which is operable by a simulated operation device, and is associated with a virtual object representing the product in a virtual space. 2. A position data input means for inputting position data of at least one of a virtual object and a user in a virtual space is provided, and the virtual space creating means responds to the position data input by the position data input means. The product virtual experience system according to claim 1, wherein the position of the virtual object in the virtual space is changed. 3. The product virtual experience system according to claim 2, wherein the position data input means is an input device that an experience person can carry and operate. 4. The product virtual experience system according to claim 2, wherein the position data input means inputs data according to an exerciser's exercise such as walking or bending. 5. The product virtual experience system according to claim 2, wherein the position data input means inputs the position of the wheelchair on which the experience person rides as the experience person position data. 6. The product virtual experience system according to claim 1, wherein the simulation operation means simulates an operation of a support tool such as a handrail. 7. The product virtual experience system according to claim 1, wherein the simulation operation means simulates a product operated by a finger of an experience person. 8. The product virtual experience system according to claim 1, further comprising a touch sensation presenting unit that presents a touch sensation by vibrating. 9. The virtual space creating means creates a life-size human body model in the virtual space.
8. The product virtual experience system according to any one of 8. 10. The product virtual experience system according to claim 9, wherein the virtual space creation means creates an aging human body model that simulates the aging situation of the experience person. 11. A plurality of at least one of a simulated operation means, a touch sensation presentation means and a virtual space creation means, and a network connection means for connecting these means through a network.
The product virtual experience system described in item 0.