Light-Tracing: Ray-casted Movement for Improved Character Control in Platform Virtual Reality Gaming
Booth no: vrshwcse_0013

Summary: We present a novel character movement technique for VR platformer games called "Light Tracing." It uses a controller with a ray-casted and visible light beam to direct a player to an intended target area, with view through a free camera. This allows for comparatively easy character control among current VR platform games, including long distance ranging and guiding of an avatar through complex 3-D game levels. Additional benefits include reduction in virtual reality sickness, opportunity for high immersion, and freedom to interact with multiple objects.

Presenter(s): Clinton Anderson, University of Southern California
Jiawei Huang, Research Institute Of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University
Kazuki Takashima, Research Institute Of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University
Yoshifumi Kitamura, Research Institute Of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University