A Pilot Study of the VirtuSphere as a Virtual Reality Enhancement

Skopp, Nancy A.; Smolenski, Derek J.; Metzger-Abamukong, Melinda J.; Rizzo, Albert; Reger, Greg M.

doi:10.1080/10447318.2013.796441

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“…technique, the user's limb movements should be translated into VR motion while the user is moving in place [5,21,28,30,38]. In this study, the HTC Vive tracker (mounted on the users' right foot) in combination with the HTC Vive controllers was utilised to register and control the VR locomotion speed and direction, respectively ( Figure 2).…”

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VR Locomotion in the New Era of Virtual Reality: An Empirical Comparison of Prevalent Techniques

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2019

Advances in Human-Computer Interaction

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The latest technical and interaction advancements within the virtual reality (VR) field have marked a new era, not only for VR, but also for VR locomotion. In this era, well-established, prevalent VR locomotion techniques are mostly used as points of comparison for benchmarking of new VR locomotion designs. At the same time, there is the need for more exploratory, comparative studies of contemporary VR locomotion techniques, so that their distinguished interaction aspects can be documented and guide the design process of new techniques. This article presents a comparative, empirical evaluation study of contemporary and prevalent VR locomotion techniques, examining the user experience (UX) they offer. First, the prevalent VR locomotion techniques are identified based on literature, i.e., walking-in-place, controller/joystick, and teleportation. Twenty-six adults are enrolled in the study and perform a game-like task using the techniques. The study follows a mixed methods approach, utilising the System Usability Scale survey, the Game Experience Questionnaire, and a semistructured interview to assess user experiences. Results indicate that the walking-in-place technique offers the highest immersion but also presents high levels of psychophysical discomfort. Controller/joystick VR locomotion is perceived as easy-to-use due to the users’ familiarity with controllers, whereas teleportation is considered to be effective due to its fast navigation, although its visual ‘jumps’ do break the users’ sense of immersion. Based on the interviews, the users focused on the following interaction dimensions to describe their VR locomotion experiences: (i) immersion and flow, (ii) ease-of-use and mastering, (iii) competence and sense of effectiveness, and (iv) psychophysical discomfort. The study implications for VR locomotion are discussed, along with the study limitations and the future direction for research.

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Section: (I) Walking-in-place: For the Walking-in-place (Wip)mentioning

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“…(ii) Controller/joystick: the kind of controller can range from a simple joystick to a game controller, a keyboard or a trackball [5,25,30,38,39]. In this study, the HTC Vive controllers were utilised for enabling controller-based VR locomotion.…”

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VR Locomotion in the New Era of Virtual Reality: An Empirical Comparison of Prevalent Techniques

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2019

Advances in Human-Computer Interaction

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“…The kind of controller can range from a simple joystick [42,54] to a game controller [20,34,42], a keyboard [57] or a trackball [54].…”

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“…The user's limb movements can be tracked, or stepping and treadmill-like input devices, such as the Stepper Machine [54] and VirtuSphere [34], can be used to register the step-like movements and translate them into VR motion [48,52].…”

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The New Era of Virtual Reality Locomotion: A Systematic Literature Review of Techniques and a Proposed Typology

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2017

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Abstract:The latest technical and interaction advancements that took place in the Virtual Reality (VR) field have marked a new era, not only for VR, but also for VR locomotion. Although the latest advancements in VR locomotion have raised the interest of both researchers and users in analyzing and experiencing current VR locomotion techniques, the field of research on VR locomotion, in its new era, is still uncharted. In this work, VR locomotion is explored through a systematic literature review investigating empirical studies of VR locomotion techniques from 2014-2017. The review analyzes the VR locomotion techniques that have been studied, their interaction-related characteristics and the research topics that were addressed in these studies. Thirty-six articles were identified as relevant to the literature review, and the analysis of the articles resulted in 73 instances of 11 VR locomotion techniques, such as real-walking, walking-in-place, point and teleport, joystick-based locomotion, and more. Results showed that since the VR revival, the focus of VR locomotion research has been on VR technology and various technological aspects, overshadowing the investigation of user experience. From an interaction perspective, the majority of the utilized and studied VR locomotion techniques were found to be based on physical interaction, exploiting physical motion cues for navigation in VR environments. A significant contribution of the literature review lies in the proposed typology for VR locomotion, introducing four distinct VR locomotion types: motion-based, room scale-based, controller-based and teleportation-based locomotion.

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“…Perlu diingat, pengguna tentunya berada di ruang nyata yang terbatas saat menggunakan aplikasi VR. Interaksi yang disebut dengan antarmuka perpindahan (locomotion) dapat menciptakan pengalaman berjalan secara fisik (nyata) dalam mengeksplorasi lingkungan virtual yang luas sekaligus menjaga pengguna tetap berada di lingkungan fisik yang terbatas (Skopp et al, 2014). Untuk meningkatkan kesesuaian antara interaksi gerak dari pengguna dan umpan balik visual, berupa antarmuka dari perangkat yang lebih alami seperti walk-in-place (Cakmak & Hager, 2014), treadmill omni-directional (Nabiyouni et al, 2015), Virtusphere (Cheng et al, 2014), telah diusulkan namun tidak diimplementasikan pada lingkungan virtual yang luas.…”

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Kajian Interaksi Pengguna Untuk Navigasi Aplikasi Prambanan VR Berbasis Virtual Reality

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2018

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AbstrakCandi Prambanan sebagai warisan budaya yang diakui UNESCO, tetapi muncul masalah pelapukan batuan karena banyaknya pengunjung. Jumlah pengunjung perlu diatur, salah satunya dengan implementasikan dalam bentuk aplikasi Prambanan VR. Virtual Reality (VR) mengalami pertumbuhan karena dapat dijalankan pada perangkat mobile yang siap pakai, dengan harga terjangkau. Namun, interaksi masukan hanya terbatas pada penggunaan head tracking atau tombol input, dan sulit untuk melakukan tugas rumit seperti navigasi dengan berjalan terutama pada lingkungan VR yang luas, tetapi lingkungan nyata terbatas. Penelitian ini membandingkan tiga metode interaksi saat bernavigasi di lingkungan VR yang luas, yaitu dengan dengan teknik non-alami (gamepad), teknik semi-alami berdasarkan posisi kepala (Head-Tilt), dan teknik alami dengan metode jalan di tempat (WIP). Penelitian ini juga menganalisis bentuk interaksi yang dapat meminimalkan sakit akibat penggunaan aplikasi VR (cybersickness). Pengujian teknik navigasi di lingkungan virtual dengan aksi berjalan seperti di dunia nyata dilakukan untuk menemukan bentuk interaksi yang lebih realistis yang dapat meningkatkan kinerja pengguna dan tetapi meminimalisir sakit yang timbul, saat menyelesaikan tugas bernavigasi. Survei efek sakit yang timbul dilakukan menggunakan kuesioner simulator (SSQ), dan hasil eksperimen menunjukkan bahwa pengalaman yang mendalam (immersive) akan dicapai saat interaksi yang dirasakan oleh pengguna menyerupai aksi berjalan secara alami dapat disediakan di lingkungan virtual, yaitu WIP. Walaupun teknik ini muncul jeda saat bernavigasi, dan lambat serta kurang akurat dibandingkan kedua teknik lainnya, namun menghasilkan tingkat cybersickness minimal. Kata Kunci: Aplikasi realitas maya, Cybersickness, Interaksi navigasi, Kuisioner simulator (SSQ), Locomotion. USER INTERACTION STUDY FOR NAVIGATING IN PRAMBANAN VR APP BASED ON VIRTUAL REALITY Abstract Prambanan temple is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, but the problem of stones corrosion due to the large number of visitors. Need to split the visitors, one of them by implementing in Prambanan VR application. Virtual Reality (VR) is growing fast because can run on mobile devices which ready and affordable. However, mobile VR inputs are limited to the use of head tracking or input keys, and difficult to perform complex tasks such as navigating by walking on a large virtual environment, in limited real environment. This study compared three interaction techniques for navigating in large virtual environment, with non-natural techniques (gamepad), and semi-natural techniques based on head-tilt, and natural navigation using walk-in-place (WIP

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A Pilot Study of the VirtuSphere as a Virtual Reality Enhancement

Cited by 29 publications

References 23 publications

VR Locomotion in the New Era of Virtual Reality: An Empirical Comparison of Prevalent Techniques

VR Locomotion in the New Era of Virtual Reality: An Empirical Comparison of Prevalent Techniques

The New Era of Virtual Reality Locomotion: A Systematic Literature Review of Techniques and a Proposed Typology

Kajian Interaksi Pengguna Untuk Navigasi Aplikasi Prambanan VR Berbasis Virtual Reality

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