Abhishek pointed out this cool link today. Here’s a patent from Apple which shows a cool gaming application on a tablet PC. Based on how you move and tilt the tablet, the game would provide visual feedback on the movement - cool for driving & flight simulations and FPS games. The patent document also point towards how a VR environment can be realized using this technique on a tablet PC.

“Check out the excerpts from Patent Point # 85: According to another embodiment, the techniques described above may be used in a virtual reality environment. For example, a user holding the tablet can turn around and see the view looking backwards from a position in a two or three dimensional image or object database as if the user walks into a virtual reality game space. According to another embodiment, a user may perform an inspection of an image panorama where the view in different directions is provided by multiple cameras pointing outward in different directions from a single location.”

Link: Macsimum News - Buzz: Apple’s new patent reveals a unique gaming tablet application