Abstract
In this paper, we propose a potential cybersickness mitigation technique, redirected tilting, and conduct an exploratory virtual reality (VR) study to determine whether it is possible to visually induce head tilt during virtual locomotion. Redirected tilting involves rotating the virtual environment (VE) towards the turning direction around the VR headset's roll axis, which we hypothesize could lead users to tilt their bodies in the same direction and maintain balance during curved paths. Unlike previous techniques, like field of view (FOV) restriction or rest frames, this method could potentially reduce cybersickness by manipulating egocentric self-motion rather than modifying visual characteristics of the VE. As an initial exploration, we conducted a within-subjects study with 30 participants to evaluate the effect of redirected tilting on postural behavior. The results showed that the proposed technique was successful in eliciting head tilt, although the magnitude of rotation was not as large as we had expected. We conclude that further investigation is needed to understand the mechanics, ideal parameters, and applications of redirected tilting.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 178-182 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780738113678 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2021 |
Event | 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021 - Virtual, Lisbon, Portugal Duration: Mar 27 2021 → Apr 3 2021 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021 |
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Conference
Conference | 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021 |
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Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Virtual, Lisbon |
Period | 3/27/21 → 4/3/21 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors wish to thank XRDRN.org for creating an online VR study platform and Courtney Hutton Pospick for her assistance with the paper. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1901423.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 IEEE.
Keywords
- Computer graphics
- Computing methodologies
- Graphics systems and interfaces
- Human computer interaction (HCI)
- Human-centered computing
- Interaction paradigms
- Virtual reality