STROE: An Ungrounded String-Based Weight Simulation Device

Authors. Alexander Achberger, Pirathipan Arulrajah, Michael Sedlmair, Kresimir Vidackovic

Venue. VR (2022) Full Paper

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Abstract. We present STROE, a new ungrounded string-based weight simulation device. STROE is worn as an add-on to a shoe that in turn is connected to the user’s hand via a controllable string. A motor is pulling the string with a force according to the weight to be simulated. The design of STROE allows the users to move more freely than other state-of-the-art devices for weight simulation. It is also quieter than other devices, and is comparatively cheap. We conducted a user study that empirically shows that STROE is able to simulate the weight of various objects and, in doing so, increases users’ perceived realism and immersion of VR scenes.

@inproceedings{9756818,
    title        = {{STROE}: An Ungrounded String-Based Weight Simulation Device},
    author       = {Achberger, Alexander and Arulrajah, Pirathipan and Sedlmair, Michael and Vidackovic, Kresimir},
    year         = {2022},
    booktitle    = {2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR)},
    pages        = {112--120},
    doi          = {10.1109/VR51125.2022.00029},
    issn         = {2642-5254},
    abstract     = {We present STROE, a new ungrounded string-based weight simulation device. STROE is worn as an add-on to a shoe that in turn is connected to the user's hand via a controllable string. A motor is pulling the string with a force according to the weight to be simulated. The design of STROE allows the users to move more freely than other state-of-the-art devices for weight simulation. It is also quieter than other devices, and is comparatively cheap. We conducted a user study that empirically shows that STROE is able to simulate the weight of various objects and, in doing so, increases users' perceived realism and immersion of VR scenes.}
}