Studying Natural Human-computer Interaction in Immersive Virtual Reality: A Comparison between Actions in the Peripersonal and in the Near-action Space

Chiara Bassano, Fabio Solari, Manuela Chessa

2018

Abstract

Interacting in immersive virtual reality is a challenging and open issue in human-computer interaction. Here, we describe a system to evaluate the performance of a low-cost setup, which has not the need of wearing devices to manipulate virtual objects. In particular, we consider the Leap Motion device and we assess its performance into two situations: reaching and grasp in the peripersonal space, and in the near-action space, i.e. when a user stays on foot and can move his own arms to reach objects on a desk. We show how these two situations are similar in terms of user performance, thus indicating a possible use of such device in a wide range of reaching tasks in immersive virtual reality.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Bassano C., Solari F. and Chessa M. (2018). Studying Natural Human-computer Interaction in Immersive Virtual Reality: A Comparison between Actions in the Peripersonal and in the Near-action Space. In Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2018) - Volume 3: HUCAPP; ISBN 978-989-758-288-2, SciTePress, pages 108-115. DOI: 10.5220/0006622701080115

in Bibtex Style

@conference{hucapp18,
author={Chiara Bassano and Fabio Solari and Manuela Chessa},
title={Studying Natural Human-computer Interaction in Immersive Virtual Reality: A Comparison between Actions in the Peripersonal and in the Near-action Space},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2018) - Volume 3: HUCAPP},
year={2018},
pages={108-115},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006622701080115},
isbn={978-989-758-288-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2018) - Volume 3: HUCAPP
TI - Studying Natural Human-computer Interaction in Immersive Virtual Reality: A Comparison between Actions in the Peripersonal and in the Near-action Space
SN - 978-989-758-288-2
AU - Bassano C.
AU - Solari F.
AU - Chessa M.
PY - 2018
SP - 108
EP - 115
DO - 10.5220/0006622701080115
PB - SciTePress