Virtual Reality Controller with Directed Haptic Feedback to Increase Immersion

Tobias Hermann, Andreas Burkard, Stefan Radicke

2020

Abstract

In the context of this paper we propose the Directed Feedback Controller (DFC). This is a prototype controller, which is able to generate haptic feedback from all directions. Its purpose is to increase the immersion in Virtual Reality (VR) games. A user study has shown that the current prototype is perceived as very innovative. The participants enjoyed the experience and would tell their friends about it. In addition, most of the respondents see great potential in the idea behind the DFC. However, the DFC still has some minor issues. For example, due to the high weight of the DFC, the participants could not always determine the exact direction of the impact. Therefore, several ideas for weight reduction are proposed at the end of this paper.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Hermann T., Burkard A. and Radicke S. (2020). Virtual Reality Controller with Directed Haptic Feedback to Increase Immersion. In Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2020) - Volume 2: HUCAPP; ISBN 978-989-758-402-2, SciTePress, pages 203-210. DOI: 10.5220/0009098302030210

in Bibtex Style

@conference{hucapp20,
author={Tobias Hermann and Andreas Burkard and Stefan Radicke},
title={Virtual Reality Controller with Directed Haptic Feedback to Increase Immersion},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2020) - Volume 2: HUCAPP},
year={2020},
pages={203-210},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009098302030210},
isbn={978-989-758-402-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2020) - Volume 2: HUCAPP
TI - Virtual Reality Controller with Directed Haptic Feedback to Increase Immersion
SN - 978-989-758-402-2
AU - Hermann T.
AU - Burkard A.
AU - Radicke S.
PY - 2020
SP - 203
EP - 210
DO - 10.5220/0009098302030210
PB - SciTePress