Increasing Presence in Virtual Reality with a Vibrotactile Grid Around the Head

Oliver Beren Kaul; Kevin Meier; Michael Rohs

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68059-0_19

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human-Computer Interaction
Subtitle of host publication	INTERACT 2017
Editors	Regina Bernhaupt, Marco Winckler, Jacki O'Neill, Girish Dalvi, Anirudha Joshi, Devanuj K. Balkrishan
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	289-298
Number of pages	10
ISBN (electronic)	978-3-319-68059-0
ISBN (print)	9783319680583
Publication status	Published - 21 Sept 2017
Event	16th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human–Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2017 - Mumbai, India Duration: 25 Sept 2017 → 29 Sept 2017

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	10516 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (electronic)	1611-3349

Abstract

A high level of presence is an important aspect of immersive virtual reality applications. However, presence is difficult to achieve as it depends on the individual user, immersion capabilities of the system (visual, auditory, and tactile) and the concrete application. We use a vibrotactile grid around the head in order to further increase the level of presence users feel in virtual reality scenes. In a between-groups comparison study the vibrotactile group scored significantly higher in a standardized presence questionnaire compared to the baseline of no tactile feedback. This suggests the proposed prototype as an additional tool to increase the level of presence users feel in virtual reality scenes.

Keywords

Immersion, Presence, Vibrotactile feedback, Virtual reality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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Increasing Presence in Virtual Reality with a Vibrotactile Grid Around the Head. / Kaul, Oliver Beren; Meier, Kevin; Rohs, Michael.
Human-Computer Interaction : INTERACT 2017. ed. / Regina Bernhaupt; Marco Winckler; Jacki O'Neill; Girish Dalvi; Anirudha Joshi; Devanuj K. Balkrishan. Springer Verlag, 2017. p. 289-298 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10516 LNCS).

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Kaul, OB, Meier, K & Rohs, M 2017, Increasing Presence in Virtual Reality with a Vibrotactile Grid Around the Head. in R Bernhaupt, M Winckler, J O'Neill, G Dalvi, A Joshi & DK Balkrishan (eds), Human-Computer Interaction : INTERACT 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 10516 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 289-298, 16th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human–Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2017, Mumbai, India, 25 Sept 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68059-0_19

Kaul, O. B., Meier, K., & Rohs, M. (2017). Increasing Presence in Virtual Reality with a Vibrotactile Grid Around the Head. In R. Bernhaupt, M. Winckler, J. O'Neill, G. Dalvi, A. Joshi, & D. K. Balkrishan (Eds.), Human-Computer Interaction : INTERACT 2017 (pp. 289-298). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10516 LNCS). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68059-0_19

Kaul OB, Meier K, Rohs M. Increasing Presence in Virtual Reality with a Vibrotactile Grid Around the Head. In Bernhaupt R, Winckler M, O'Neill J, Dalvi G, Joshi A, Balkrishan DK, editors, Human-Computer Interaction : INTERACT 2017. Springer Verlag. 2017. p. 289-298. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-68059-0_19

Kaul, Oliver Beren ; Meier, Kevin ; Rohs, Michael. / Increasing Presence in Virtual Reality with a Vibrotactile Grid Around the Head. Human-Computer Interaction : INTERACT 2017. editor / Regina Bernhaupt ; Marco Winckler ; Jacki O'Neill ; Girish Dalvi ; Anirudha Joshi ; Devanuj K. Balkrishan. Springer Verlag, 2017. pp. 289-298 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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