How Accurate is the Positioning in VR? Using Motion Capture and Robotics to Compare Positioning Capabilities of Popular VR Headsets

TL;DR

This study introduces a new robot-assisted method to evaluate VR headset positioning accuracy, comparing Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro, and finds both devices have high precision with no significant difference.

Contribution

The paper presents a novel methodology using industrial robots and motion capture to objectively assess VR headset positioning accuracy.

Findings

Both VR headsets show high accuracy.

No significant difference between the two headsets.

Methodology enables reproducible assessment of VR positioning.

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a new methodology for assessing the positioning accuracy of virtual reality (VR) headsets, utilizing a cooperative industrial robot to simulate user head trajectories in a reproducible manner. We conduct a comprehensive evaluation of two popular VR headsets, i.e., Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro. Using head movement trajectories captured from realistic VR game scenarios with motion capture, we compared the performance of these headsets in terms of precision and reliability. Our analysis revealed that both devices exhibit high positioning accuracy, with no significant differences between them. These findings may provide insights for developers and researchers seeking to optimize their VR experiences in particular contexts such as manufacturing.