Redirected walking in virtual reality with auditory step feedback

We present a novel approach of redirected walking (RDW) based on step feedback sounds to redirect users in virtual reality. The main idea is to achieve path manipulation by changing step noises to deviate the users, who still believe that they are walking a straight line. Our approach can be combine...

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Published inThe Visual computer Vol. 38; no. 9-10; pp. 3475 - 3486
Main Authors Weller, Rene, Brennecke, Benjamin, Zachmann, Gabriel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2022
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Acoustics
Artificial Intelligence
Blinking
Computer Graphics
Computer Science
Experiments
Feedback
Image Processing and Computer Vision
Original Article
Sound
Straight lines
Virtual reality
Redirected Walking
Virtual Reality
Auditory Step
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Summary:We present a novel approach of redirected walking (RDW) based on step feedback sounds to redirect users in virtual reality. The main idea is to achieve path manipulation by changing step noises to deviate the users, who still believe that they are walking a straight line. Our approach can be combined with traditional visual approaches for RDW based on eye-blinking. Moreover, we have conducted a user study in a large area ( 10 × 20 m) using a within-subject design. We achieved a translational redirection of 1.7m in average with pure audio feedback. Moreover, our results show that visual methods can amplify the deviation of our new auditory approach by 80cm in average at the distance of 20 m.
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ISSN:0178-2789
1432-2315
DOI:10.1007/s00371-022-02565-4