?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=%22Lend+Me+a+Hand%22+%E2%80%93+Extending+the+Reach+of+Seated+VR+Players+in+Unmodified+Games+Through+Remote+Co-Piloting&rft.creator=Thiel%2C+F&rft.creator=Steed%2C+A&rft.description=Playing+virtual+reality+(VR)+games+while+seated+can+be+challenging+because+many+games+are+designed+for+a+mobile%2C+standing+player.+Sitting+down+not+only+limits+mobility+but+also+the+reach+of+the+player.+This+is+particularly+problematic+if+the+player+does+not+have+a+choice+in+whether+they+play+seated+or+standing+because+it+then+becomes+an+accessibility+issue.+We+have+taken+the+concept+of+co-piloting+(controls+shared+across+multiple+input+devices+and+players)+and+applied+it+to+VR+with+the+aim+of+extending+the+reach+of+the+VR+player.+To+demonstrate+the+feasibility+of+the+concept%2C+a+software+prototype+was+developed+that+allowed+a+second%2C+remote%2C+player+to+take+over+the+VR+player%E2%80%99s+controllers+and+help+them+reach+out.+Because+the+prototype+manipulates+the+SteamVR+middleware+and+not+the+game%2C+it+can+be+used+with+any+application+that+runs+on+SteamVR.+A+small+formative+study+was+conducted+to+inform+further+research+and+proof+the+concept.&rft.subject=Virtual+Reality%2C+Accessibility+System+and+Tools%2C+Computer+Supported+Cooperative+Work&rft.publisher=IEEE&rft.date=2021-05-06&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.publisher=IEEE+VR+2021&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++2021+IEEE+Conference+on+Virtual+Reality+and+3D+User+Interfaces+Abstracts+and+Workshops+(VRW).++(pp.+pp.+214-219).++IEEE%3A+Virtual+from+Lisbon%2C+Portugal.+(2021)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10121795%2F1%2FIEEEVR2021Paper_RemoteCoPilotVR_NIDIT_v1002_1100_checkedByPDFeXpress.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10121795%2F&rft.rights=open