A patent application published January 14, 2021 details how Disney could use smartphones as a conduit to virtual puppeteering. An app and the smartphone’s cameras allow the user to control a virtual puppet. The invention is a consumer version of the technology used in Disney attractions like Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor and Turtle Talk with Crush. The patent application states that when children play with dolls or action figures, they imagine the character is interacting with objects in the environment. […]

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