VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD

A virtual environment content management apparatus includes a communication unit, one or more processors, and a memory. The communication unit receives vehicle driving information and occupant detection information from a sensor unit of a vehicle and receives sound source usage information from a user terminal. The memory stores computer-executable instructions. The one or more processors execute the computer-executable instructions to implement a first, second, third, and fourth processing unit. The first processing unit analyzes image information of virtual environment content. The second processing unit generates a sound signal based on the image information, the sound source usage information, the vehicle driving information, and the occupant detection information. The third processing unit generates a vibration signal corresponding to the sound signal based on the image information and the occupant detection information. The fourth processing unit reconstructs the virtual environment content based on the sound signal and the vibration signal.