Thiel, F;
Steed, A;
(2021)
"Lend Me a Hand" – Extending the Reach of Seated VR Players in Unmodified Games Through Remote Co-Piloting.
In:
2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW).
(pp. pp. 214-219).
IEEE: Virtual from Lisbon, Portugal.
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Abstract
Playing virtual reality (VR) games while seated can be challenging because many games are designed for a mobile, 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, a software prototype was developed that allowed a second, remote, player to take over the VR player’s controllers and help them reach out. Because the prototype manipulates the SteamVR middleware and not the game, 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.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | "Lend Me a Hand" – Extending the Reach of Seated VR Players in Unmodified Games Through Remote Co-Piloting |
| Event: | IEEE VR 2021 |
| Location: | Lisbon, Portugal (but mostly virtual) |
| Dates: | 27 March 2021 - 03 April 2021 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1109/VRW52623.2021.00047 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW52623.2021.00047 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Virtual Reality, Accessibility System and Tools, Computer Supported Cooperative Work |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10121795 |
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