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Redirected Walking in Mixed Reality Training Applications

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To create effective immersive training experiences, it is important to provide intuitive interfaces that allow users to move around and interact with virtual content in a manner that replicates real world experiences. However, natural locomotion remains an implementation challenge because the dimensions of the physical tracking space restrict the size of the virtual environment that users can walk through. To relax these limitations, redirected walking techniques may be employed to enable walking through immersive virtual environments that are substantially larger than the physical tracking area. In this chapter, we present practical design considerations for employing redirected walking in immersive training applications and recent research evaluating the impact on spatial orientation. Additionally, we also describe an alternative implementation of redirection that is more appropriate for mixed reality environments. Finally, we discuss challenges and future directions for research in redirected walking with the goal of transitioning these techniques into practical training simulators.

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  1. Institute for Creative Technologies, University of Southern California, 5318 McConnell Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90066, USA

    Evan A. Suma & David M. Krum

  2. School of Cinematic Arts, Institute for Creative Technologies, University of Southern California, 5318 McConnell Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90066, USA

    Mark Bolas

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    Frank Steinicke

  2. Drexel University, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineerin, Philadelphia, 19104, Pennsylvania, USA

    Yon Visell

  3. University of Toronto,  Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Univ, University Ave 550, Toronto, M5G 2A2, Ontario, Canada

    Jennifer Campos

  4. Computer Science and Control (INRIA), National Institute for Research in, Campus de Beaulie, Rennes Cedex, 35042, France

    Anatole Lécuyer

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Suma, E.A., Krum, D.M., Bolas, M. (2013). Redirected Walking in Mixed Reality Training Applications. In: Steinicke, F., Visell, Y., Campos, J., Lécuyer, A. (eds) Human Walking in Virtual Environments. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8432-6_14

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