Everyday proxy objects for virtual reality

F Daiber, D Degraen, A Zenner, T Döring… - Extended abstracts of …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Extended abstracts of the 2021 CHI conference on human factors in computing …, 2021dl.acm.org
Immersive virtual experiences are becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives. Besides visual and
auditory feedback, other senses like haptics, smell and taste can enhance immersion in
virtual environments. Most solutions presented in the past require specialized hardware to
provide appropriate feedback. To mitigate this need, researchers conceptualized
approaches leveraging everyday physical objects as proxies instead. Transferring these
approaches to varying physical environments and conditions, however, poses significant …
Immersive virtual experiences are becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives. Besides visual and auditory feedback, other senses like haptics, smell and taste can enhance immersion in virtual environments. Most solutions presented in the past require specialized hardware to provide appropriate feedback. To mitigate this need, researchers conceptualized approaches leveraging everyday physical objects as proxies instead. Transferring these approaches to varying physical environments and conditions, however, poses significant challenges to a variety of disciplines such as HCI, VR, haptics, tracking, perceptual science, design, etc. This workshop will explore the integration of everyday items for multi-sensory feedback in virtual experiences and sets course for respective future research endeavors. Since the community still seems to lack a cohesive agenda for advancing this domain, the goal of this workshop is to bring together individuals interested in everyday proxy objects to review past work, build a unifying research agenda, share ongoing work, and encourage collaboration.
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