Reality alert: Improving users' physical safety in immersive virtual environments

Huesmann K., Valkov D., Linsen L.

Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed

Abstract

RealityAlert is a hardware device that we designed to alert immersive virtual environment (IVE) users for potential collisions with real-world (RW) objects. It uses distance sensors mounted on a head-mounted display (HMD) and vibro-tactile actuators inserted into the HMD's face cushion. We define a sensor-actuator mapping, which is minimally obtrusive in normal use, but efficiently alerting in risk situations.

Details about the publication

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Page range175--
PublisherACM Press
Place of publication-
StatusPublished
Release year2018
Language in which the publication is writtenEnglish
Conference6th ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction, SUI 2018, Berlin, Germany
ISBN9781450357081
KeywordsHaptics; Presence; Immersive Virtual Environments

Authors from the University of Münster

Huesmann, Karim Mohamed Salah
Linsen, Lars
Valkov, Dimitar