First Steps Towards Walk-In-Place Locomotion and Haptic Feedback in Virtual Reality for Visually Impaired
First Steps Towards Walk-In-Place Locomotion and Haptic Feedback in Virtual Reality for Visually Impaired
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为视障人士在虚拟现实中实现就地移动和触觉反馈的第一步
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2019
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T. Götzelmann
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Julian Kreimeier;T. Götzelmann
本文介绍了用户研究的第一个结果，其中视觉障碍（PVI）的人探索了虚拟环境（VE）在虚拟现实（VR）跑步机行走。正如最近所建议的，我们现在已经从我们的可行性研究中获得了第一个结果，调查了这种步行互动。这代表了一种新的，更直观的方式，例如提前虚拟探索未知空间。我们的原型由现成的VR组件组成（即，跑步机、耳机、眼镜和控制器），提供简化的白色手杖模拟，并由六名视力受损的受试者进行测试。我们的研究结果表明，这种相互作用是困难的，但有希望的，是使VR更多更好地用于PVIs的重要一步。作为对CHI社区的影响，我们希望通过分享我们的中间结果和改进建议，让更广泛的受众了解这一研究领域，其中一些我们已经在努力。
This paper presents the first results on a user study in which people with visual impairments (PVI) explored a virtual environment (VE) by walking in a virtual reality (VR) treadmill. As recently suggested, we have now acquired first results from our feasibility study investigating this walk-in-place interaction. This represents a new, more intuitive way of for example virtually exploring unknown spaces in advance. Our prototype consists of off-the-shelf VR components (i.e., treadmill, headphones, glasses, and controller) providing a simplified white cane simulation and was tested by six visually impaired subjects. Our results indicate that this interaction is yet difficult, but promising and an important step to make VR more and better usable for PVIs. As an impact on the CHI community, we would like to make this research field known to a wider audience by sharing our intermediate results and suggestions for improvements, on some of which we are already working on.