VRoxy: Wide-Area Collaboration From an Office Using a VR-Driven Robotic Proxy
VRoxy: Wide-Area Collaboration From an Office Using a VR-Driven Robotic Proxy
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10.1145/3586183.3606743
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2023-10
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Mose Sakashita;Hyunju Kim;Brandon J Woodard;Ruidong Zhang;François Guimbretière
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作者：
Mose Sakashita;Hyunju Kim;Brandon J Woodard;Ruidong Zhang;François Guimbretière
最近的研究表明，机器人代理人可以自动复制许多非语言线索重要的协同合作。但是，它们通常需要在每个位置进行对称的硬件设置。我们介绍了VRoxy系统，旨在通过机器人实施例，在更小的空间（如个人办公室）中使用VR耳机访问远程空间。VRoxy将VR空间中的小动作映射到机器人物理空间中的大动作，使用户能够轻松地在大物理空间中导航。使用VRoxy，VR用户可以在远程空间的低保真渲染中快速探索和导航。机器人到达后，系统使用360度摄像头的馈送来支持实时交互。该系统还通过在代理上呈现围绕共享空间的微移动性、头部和面部动画以及指向手势来促进各种交互模态。我们演示了我们的系统可以适应映射到一个统一的虚拟空间的多个物理位置。在一项形成性研究中，用户可以完成一项设计决策任务，在一个复杂的7.5米x 5米的布局中使用3米x 2米的VR空间进行导航和协作。
Recent research in robotic proxies has demonstrated that one can automatically reproduce many non-verbal cues important in co-located collaboration. However, they often require a symmetrical hardware setup in each location. We present the VRoxy system, designed to enable access to remote spaces through a robotic embodiment, using a VR headset in a much smaller space, such as a personal office. VRoxy maps small movements in VR space to larger movements in the physical space of the robot, allowing the user to navigate large physical spaces easily. Using VRoxy, the VR user can quickly explore and navigate in a low-fidelity rendering of the remote space. Upon the robot’s arrival, the system uses the feed of a 360 camera to support real-time interactions. The system also facilitates various interaction modalities by rendering the micro-mobility around shared spaces, head and facial animations, and pointing gestures on the proxy. We demonstrate how our system can accommodate mapping multiple physical locations onto a unified virtual space. In a formative study, users could complete a design decision task where they navigated and collaborated in a complex 7.5m x 5m layout using a 3m x 2m VR space.