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to adapt reduce the naturalness of the interaction
and the sense of presence. Moreover, we wanted to
evaluate if our grasp function could allow a natural
and efficient interaction with virtual objects. Many
participants also reported that the possibility to
see a virtual representation of their hands and use
them to interact with the surrounding environment,
made them feel more confident, as it enhanced their
capability to estimate distances. Anyway, further
investigations on this topic are required. One of the
main aspects that people pointed out was the absence
of physics rules, so it would be interesting to investi-
gate how to add gravity or collision between objects
without losing stability. Finally, we would like to
refine the parameter controlling the grasp action
and adapt it to the shape of different objects. This
could also potentially solve the object-hand interpen-
etrating problem still maintaining good performances.
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