What is it about?
With virtual reality and haptic technologies, we can create a compelling, immersive experience. Thus, researchers have been exploring integrating different feedback modules to provide more abundantly hybrid feedback systems. Alternatively, they want to use the same module to generate multiple feedback using different interaction techniques. However, simultaneously providing multiple sensory feedbacks in virtual environments presents challenges beyond system integration. Ensuring that users can experience multiple stimuli without compromising the overall immersive experience, as in a physical world, is still challenging.
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Why is it important?
We present WaterForm, a liquid-transformation system that utilizes the liquid to generate multisensory feedback, including water splash, water flow, gravity, wind, resistance, buoyant force, mechanical energy, and mist, to enhance the immersive environment. In our demonstration, we developed a VR excursion in the virtual East landscape to explore self-awareness via immersive storytelling.
Perspectives
Our project introduces a liquid-transformation system to enrich immersive experiences with hybrid tactile feedback, including water splash, flow, gravity, wind, resistance, buoyant force, mechanical energy, and mist. Users wearing the HMD can sit within our device to explore varied haptic in our relaxation application. Moving forward, we will conduct user studies to gain deeper insights into the potential development of flow state, mindfulness, meditation, and other related fields.
I-Chin Chen
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This page is a summary of: WaterForm: Altering the Liquid to Generate Multisensory Feedback for Enhancing Immersive Environment, July 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3641521.3665161.
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