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Wheel-Based Attachable Footwear for VR: Challenges and Opportunities in Seated Walking-in-Place Locomotion

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Zheyu Zhang,

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VRST '24: Proceedings of the 30th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology

Article No.: 80, Pages 1 - 2

https://doi.org/10.1145/3641825.3689689

Published: 09 October 2024 Publication History

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This poster explores the potential of Cybershoes, a foot-based consumer input device, used with a swivel chair to enable seated walking-in-place (WIP) locomotion in virtual reality (VR). Through a qualitative study with 12 participants, we investigated the effects of Cybershoes on user comfort, presence, motion sickness, and overall experience during various sightseeing tasks. Our findings reveal both opportunities and challenges for Cybershoes as a seated-WIP solution. Participants perceived Cybershoes as more natural for navigation compared to handheld controllers, with most reporting reduced motion sickness. However, challenges included perceived slower movement speed, ergonomic issues, and limited action detection. Our work also highlights Cybershoes’ potential beyond gaming, including applications in exercise, professional training, remote work, and accessibility.

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Wheel-Based Attachable Footwear for VR: Challenges and Opportunities in Seated Walking-in-Place Locomotion
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Empirical studies in HCI

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VRST '24: Proceedings of the 30th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology

October 2024

633 pages

ISBN:9798400705359

DOI:10.1145/3641825

Editors:
Benjamin Weyers
Trier University, Germany
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Daniel Zielasko
Trier University, Germany
,
Rob Lindeman
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Stefania Serafin
Aalborg University Denmark
,
Eike Langbehn
HAW Hamburg, Germany
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Victoria Interrante
University of Minnesota, USA
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Gerd Bruder
University of Central Florida, USA
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J. Edward Swan II
Mississippi State University, USA
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Christoph Borst
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
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Carolin Wienrich
Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg, Germany
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Rebecca Fribourg
Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France

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