Download PDFOpen PDF in browserA High Immersive Infinity Walking System with HMD and Load Balance5 pages•Published: February 11, 2018AbstractWe propose a low-cost and high immersive infinity walking system with HMD and all directional load balance, which enables to present walking sensation for a user in VR environments. By using a device supporting user’s thighs during walking, our system enables a user to shift the center of gravity of body toward any walking direction like dynamic walking in real environments. Although many studies have proposed infinity walking systems based on a treadmill, a stepping method, a sliding method, and etc., there are several limitations to use these systems in practice. For example, the treadmill-based walking system is large and high-cost. The stepping method is known to be a low-cost method, but it is difficult for a user to shift the center of gravity of body toward a walking direction. The walking sensation provided by the sliding method may not be natural, because user’s feet move backward during walking. Therefore, we develop a low-cost and high immersive infinity walking system with HMD and all directional load balance that can provide the realistic walking sensation with a user.Keyphrases: hmd, infinity walking, locomotion, virtual reality In: Akihiko Shirai, Laurent Chretien, Anne-Sophie Clayer, Simon Richir and Shoichi Hasegawa (editors). ReVo 2017: Laval Virtual ReVolution 2017 "Transhumanism++", vol 1, pages 21-25.
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