The VR Motion Tracker: visualising movement of non-participants in desktop virtual reality experiences

Adalberto Simeone

doi:10.1109/WEVR.2016.7859535

The VR Motion Tracker: visualising movement of non-participants in desktop virtual reality experiences

Adalberto Simeone

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In this paper we present the VR Motion Tracker: a widget that informs users of VR applications of the movements of nonparticipants. The design of the widget is inspired by the the motion tracker used in the Alien film franchise. It uses a Kinect to detect other people in the room, besides the user of the VR application. Our system maps this information to a sphere placed within a triangular plane representing the Kinect’s field of view. When these non-participants move, the position of the sphere is updated, allowing the user to be aware of nearby movements. We performed a preliminary study where we presented nine participants with our widget design. We found that they considered the widget to be useful and not distracting. We discuss which features they found interesting, and other information and features they considered useful for a future version of this widget.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the IEEE 2nd Workshop on Everyday Virtual Reality (WEVR 2016)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)	978-1509008414
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WEVR.2016.7859535
Publication status	Published - 23 Feb 2017
Event	2016 IEEE 2nd Workshop on Everyday Virtual Reality - Greenville, SC, United States Duration: 19 Mar 2016 → 23 Mar 2016

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Conference	2016 IEEE 2nd Workshop on Everyday Virtual Reality
Abbreviated title	WEVR 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Greenville, SC
Period	19/03/16 → 23/03/16

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Simeone, A 2017, The VR Motion Tracker: visualising movement of non-participants in desktop virtual reality experiences. in Proceedings of the IEEE 2nd Workshop on Everyday Virtual Reality (WEVR 2016). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016 IEEE 2nd Workshop on Everyday Virtual Reality , Greenville, SC, United States, 19/03/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/WEVR.2016.7859535

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