VRChairRacer: Using an Office Chair Backrest as a Locomotion Technique for VR Racing Games

PubDate: May 2019

Teams: TU Darmstadt

Writers: Julius von Willich；Dominik Schön；Sebastian Günther；Florian Müller；Max Mühlhäuser；Markus Funk

PDF: VRChairRacer: Using an Office Chair Backrest as a Locomotion Technique for VR Racing Games

Abstract

Locomotion in Virtual Reality (VR) is an important topic as there is a mismatch between the size of a Virtual Environment and the physically available tracking space. Although many locomotion techniques have been proposed, research on VR locomotion has not concluded yet. In this demonstration, we contribute to the area of VR locomotion by introducing VRChairRacer. VRChairRacer presents a novel mapping the velocity of a racing cart on the backrest of an office chair. Further, it maps a users’ rotation onto the steering of a virtual racing cart. VRChairRacer demonstrates this locomotion technique to the community through an immersive multiplayer racing demo.