Force-based foot gesture navigation in virtual reality

Siyi Liu, Gun Lee, Yi Li, Thammathip Piumsomboon, Barrett Ens

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Abstract

Navigation is a primary interaction in virtual reality. Previous research has explored different forms of artificial locomotion techniques for navigation, including hand gestures and body motions. However, few studies have investigated force-based foot gestures as a locomotion technique. We present three force-based foot gestures (Foot Fly, Foot Step and Foot Teleportation) for navigation in a virtual environment, relying on surface electromyography sensors readings from leg muscles. A pilot study comparing our techniques with controller-based techniques indicates that force-based foot gestures can provide a fun and engaging alternative. Of all six input techniques evaluated, Foot Fly was often most preferred despite requiring more exertion than the Controller Fly technique.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - VRST 2021
EditorsStephen N. Spencer
Place of PublicationNew York NY USA
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781450390927
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology 2021 - Online, Japan
Duration: 8 Dec 202110 Dec 2021
Conference number: 27th
https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3489849 (Proceedings)

Conference

ConferenceACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology 2021
Abbreviated titleVRST 2021
Country/TerritoryJapan
Period8/12/2110/12/21
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Keywords

  • Locomotion
  • Navigation
  • Other Hardware
  • Virtual Reality

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