Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

10-2020

Abstract

We focus on the problem of simulating the haptic infrastructure of a virtual environment (i.e. walls, doors). Our approach relies on multiple ZoomWalls---autonomous robotic encounter-type haptic wall-shaped props---that coordinate to provide haptic feedback for room-scale virtual reality. Based on a user's movement through the physical space, ZoomWall props are coordinated through a predict-and-dispatch architecture to provide just-in-time haptic feedback for objects the user is about to touch. To refine our system, we conducted simulation studies of different prediction algorithms, which helped us to refine our algorithmic approach to realize the physical ZoomWall prototype. Finally, we evaluated our system through a user experience study, which showed that participants found that ZoomWalls increased their sense of presence in the VR environment. ZoomWalls represents an instance of autonomous mobile reusable props, which we view as an important design direction for haptics in VR.

Keywords

Encountered-type haptic devices, Immersive experience

Discipline

Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces | Software Engineering

Research Areas

Information Systems and Management

Publication

UIST '20: Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, Virtual Conference, 2020 October 20-23

First Page

223

Last Page

235

ISBN

9781450375146

Identifier

10.1145/3379337.3415859

Publisher

ACM

City or Country

Virtual Conference

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/3379337.3415859

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