Evaluation of Reorientation Techniques and Distractors for Walking in Large Virtual Environments

Virtual environments (VEs) that use a real-walking locomotion interface have typically been restricted in size to the area of the tracked lab space. Techniques proposed to lift this size constraint, enabling real walking in VEs that are larger than the tracked lab space, all require reorientation te...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 383 - 394
Main Authors: Peck, T.C., Fuchs, H., Whitton, M.C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States IEEE 01.05.2009
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects:
Bicycles
Computer Graphics
Ecosystem
Gait - physiology
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods
Laboratories
Legged locomotion
Lift
Locomotion
Loudspeakers
Orientation - physiology
Perceptual Masking - physiology
Rotating
Sound
Tracking
Turning
User-Computer Interface
Virtual environment
Virtual reality
Visual
Visual Perception - physiology
Visualization
Walking
Walking - physiology
Computer Graphics
Virtual reality
ISSN:1077-2626, 1941-0506
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Summary:Virtual environments (VEs) that use a real-walking locomotion interface have typically been restricted in size to the area of the tracked lab space. Techniques proposed to lift this size constraint, enabling real walking in VEs that are larger than the tracked lab space, all require reorientation techniques (ROTs) in the worst-case situation-when a user is close to walking out of the tracked space. We propose a new ROT using visual and audial distractors-objects in the VE that the user focuses on while the VE rotates-and compare our method to current ROTs through three user studies. ROTs using distractors were preferred and ranked more natural by users. Our findings also suggest that improving visual realism and adding sound increased a user's feeling of presence. Users were also less aware of the rotating VE when ROTs with distractors were used.
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ISSN:1077-2626
1941-0506
DOI:10.1109/TVCG.2008.191