Increasing Virtual Reality Immersion Through Smartwatch Lower Limb Motion Tracking

Alix Angarita; Alvaro Hernandez; Christopher Carmichael; Alvaro Uribe-Quevedo; Claudia Rueda; Sergio A. Salinas

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-23528-4_47

Increasing Virtual Reality Immersion Through Smartwatch Lower Limb Motion Tracking

Alix Angarita, Alvaro Hernandez, Christopher Carmichael, Alvaro Uribe-Quevedo, Claudia Rueda, Sergio A. Salinas

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Abstract

Virtual reality locomotion has been a subject of study as it plays an important role that affects immersion and presence. Walking constitute a challenging interaction in virtual reality installments as it is a complex task to recreate. Some approaches have focused on input devices employing diverse technologies including robotics, omnidirectional treadmills, reorientation through tracking, and most recently, inertial measurement units, optical tracking, and low-friction surfaces. Amongst the various solutions, those targeting consumer-level VR products are gaining momentum as VR headsets become more affordable, creating the opportunity to mass impact content creation in entertainment, tourism, healthcare, training, education, and simulation applications employing VR. In this paper, we present the development of a lower limb virtual reality room-scale environment where users walk while using a Smartwatch as a tool to capture walking data without requiring external sensors or tracking systems. A preliminary study focused on a usability assessment to gather perceptions on the use of a smartwatch as a suitable tracking tool for VR installments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HCI International 2019 - Posters - 21st International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Constantine Stephanidis
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	345-352
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783030235277
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23528-4_47
State	Published - 2019
Event	21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019 - Orlando, United States Duration: 26 Jul 2019 → 31 Jul 2019

Publication series

Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume	1033
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-0937

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Conference	21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	26/07/19 → 31/07/19

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Acknowledgements. The financial support of the Emerging Leaders in the Americas

Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019.

Keywords

Gait tracking
Smartwatch
Usability evaluation
Virtual reality

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Angarita, A., Hernandez, A., Carmichael, C., Uribe-Quevedo, A., Rueda, C., & Salinas, S. A. (2019). Increasing Virtual Reality Immersion Through Smartwatch Lower Limb Motion Tracking. In C. Stephanidis (Ed.), HCI International 2019 - Posters - 21st International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings (pp. 345-352). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 1033). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23528-4_47

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HCI International 2019 - Posters - 21st International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Constantine Stephanidis. Springer Verlag, 2019. p. 345-352 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 1033).

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