arXiv · 2212.12170
Sense of Embodiment Inducement for People with Reduced Lower-body Mobility and Sensations with Partial-Visuomotor Stimulation
Abstract
To induce the Sense of Embodiment~(SoE) on the virtual 3D avatar during a Virtual Reality~(VR) walking scenario, VR interfaces have employed the visuotactile or visuomotor approaches. However, people with reduced lower-body mobility and sensation~(PRLMS) who are incapable of feeling or moving their legs would find this task extremely challenging. Here, we propose an upper-body motion tracking-based partial-visuomotor technique to induce SoE and positive feedback for PRLMS patients. We design partial-visuomotor stimulation consisting of two distinctive inputs~(\textit{Button Control} \& \textit{Upper Motion tracking}) and outputs~(\textit{wheelchair motion} \& \textit{Gait Motion}). The preliminary user study was conducted to explore subjective preference with qualitative feedback. From the qualitative study result, we observed the positive response on the partial-visuomotor regarding SoE in the asynchronous VR experience for PRLMS.
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Hyuckjin Jang, Taehei Kim, Seo Young Oh, Jeongmi Lee, Sunghee Lee, Sang Ho Yoon. 2022-12-23. Sense of Embodiment Inducement for People with Reduced Lower-body Mobility and Sensations with Partial-Visuomotor Stimulation. https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.12170
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