Enhancing virtual walking sensation for seated observer using walking avatars

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VIDEO: While the full-body avatar or the hands-and-feet-only avatar was walking, foot vibrations (represented as sounds in the movie) were applied to the heels and forefeet of users....
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Walking is a fundamental physical activity in humans. A research team at Toyohashi University of Technology, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Tokyo, has developed a virtual walking system for seated observers which allows them to experience walking without moving their limbs. A walking-avatar, in first-person and mirrored perspectives, enhanced illusory walking sensations by combining rhythmic foot vibrations to simulate footsteps. The "invisible" avatar, made of only hands and feet, also improved the illusion of walking. This system may provide virtual walking experience for people with walking disabilities. This study will be published in

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