Low-cost VR Collaborative System equipped with Haptic Feedback

TL;DR

This paper introduces an affordable VR collaborative system that integrates gesture detection and haptic feedback using accessible hardware like smartphones and microcontrollers, enabling immersive remote interactions.

Contribution

The paper presents a novel low-cost VR system combining gesture recognition and haptic feedback, utilizing common devices and Unity 3D for enhanced collaborative experiences.

Findings

Effective gesture detection with Kinect sensor

Haptic feedback enhances user immersion

System is low-cost and easy to deploy

Abstract

In this paper, we present a low-cost virtual reality (VR) collaborative system equipped with a haptic feedback sensation system. This system is composed of a Kinect sensor for bodies and gestures detection, a microcontroller and vibrators to simulate outside interactions, and smartphone powered cardboard, all of this are put into a network implemented with Unity 3D game engine. CCS CONCEPTS $\bullet$ Interaction paradigms $\rightarrow$ Virtual reality; Collaborative interaction; $\bullet$ Hardware $\rightarrow$ Sensors and actuators; Wireless devices; KEYWORDS collaborative virtual reality, haptic feedback system.