A master thesis from Aalborg University
Crash! An Evaluation of Collision Prevention Mechanisms in an Immersive Multiplayer Room-scale Virtual Reality Experience
[Crash! En Evaluering af Kollisions-Forebyggelsesmetoder i en Immersive Multiplayer Room-scale Virtual Reality-oplevelse]
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Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2019
Submitted on
2019-05-26
Abstract
Målet med dette projekt er at undersøge kollisions-forebyggelsesmetoder, som kan bruges i ‘immersive multiplayer room-scale’ (IMRS) virtual reality-oplevelser. Tidligere undersøgelser håndterede ikke de tilfælde hvor spillerne ikke kan se hinanden i et virtuelt miljø, som er tilfældet i en IMRS arena. Dette er problematisk da potentielle nedbrud kan føre til skader, beskadiget hardware og break-in-presence. Dette projekt tester derfor en række kollisions-forebyggende teknikker i en simulering af DIVR arena i Hamleys og også en lignende ‘detoured’ version. Derudover blev et nyt koncept ved navn HUB testet. Resultaterne viser at der ikke er nogen signifikant forskel mellem den oprindelige og den ‘detoured’ arena, men begge performer sikrere når de foreslåede forebyggelsesmekanismer er aktive. HUB performede bedst med hensyn til effektivitet af tid og med nul kollisioner. Yderligere arbejde af HUB konceptet foreslås for at imødekomme dets ulemper.
The goal of this project is to investigate collision-prevention methods that can be used in immersive multiplayer room-scale (IMRS) virtual reality experiences. Previous studies did not deal with the cases where players cannot see each other in a virtual environment (VE) as it is in an IMRS arena. This is problematic, because potential crashes can lead to injuries, damaged hardware and break-in-presence. This project therefore tests a number of collision prevention techniques in a simulation of DIVR arena in Hamleys and also on a similar detoured version. Lastly, a new concept called HUB was tested. The results show that there is not a significant difference between the original and the detour arena but both perform safer when the suggested prevention mechanisms are active. HUB performed the best in terms of time efficiency and with zero collisions. Further work on the HUB concept is suggested to counter its downsides.
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