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SUMMARY:The Continuity of Locomotion: Rethinking Conventions for Locomotio
 n and Its Visualization in Shared Virtual Reality Spaces
DESCRIPTION:Technical Communications, Technical Papers\n\nThe Continuity o
 f Locomotion: Rethinking Conventions for Locomotion and Its Visualization 
 in Shared Virtual Reality Spaces\n\nFreiwald, Schmidt, Riecke, Steinicke\n
 \nNatural interaction between multiple users within a shared virtual envir
 onment (VE) relies on each others' awareness of the current position of th
 e interaction partners. This, however, cannot be warranted when users empl
 oy noncontinuous locomotion techniques, such as teleportation, which may c
 ause confusion among bystanders.\n\nIn this paper, we pursue two approache
 s to create a pleasant experience for both the moving user and the bystand
 ers observing that movement. First, we will introduce a Smart Avatar syste
 m that delivers continuous full-body human representations for noncontinuo
 us locomotion in shared virtual reality (VR) spaces. Smart Avatars imitate
  their assigned user's real-world movements when close-by and autonomously
  navigate to their user when the distance between them exceeds a certain t
 hreshold, i.e., after the user teleports. As part of the Smart Avatar syst
 em, we implemented four avatar transition techniques and compared them to 
 conventional avatar locomotion in a user study, revealing significant posi
 tive effects on the observers' spatial awareness, as well as pragmatic and
  hedonic quality scores.\n\nSecond, we introduce the concept of Stuttered 
 Locomotion, which can be applied to any continuous locomotion method. By c
 onverting a continuous movement into short-interval teleport steps, we pro
 vide the merits of non-continuous locomotion for the moving user while obs
 ervers can easily keep track of their path. Thus, while the experience for
  observers is similarly positive as with continuous motion, a user study c
 onfirmed that Stuttered Locomotion can significantly reduce the occurrence
  of cybersickness symptoms for the moving user, making it an attractive ch
 oice for shared VEs. We will discuss the potential of Smart Avatars and St
 uttered Locomotion for shared VR experiences, both when applied individual
 ly and in combination.\n\nRegistration Category: FULL ACCESS, ON-DEMAND AC
 CESS\n\nLanguage: ENGLISH\n\nFormat: IN-PERSON, ON-DEMAND
URL:https://sa2022.siggraph.org/en/full-program/?id=papers_566&sess=sess16
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