Recent technological developments have finally brought virtual reality (VR) out of the
laboratory and into the hands of developers and consumers. However, a number of …

Virtual reality (VR) technology has emerged as a promising tool for studying and
rehabilitating gait disturbances in different cohorts of patients (such as Parkinson's disease …

Virtual reality (VR) has enjoyed significant popularity in recent years. Where navigation has
been a fundamental appeal of 3D applications for decades, facilitating this in VR has been …

Recent VR head-mounted displays for consumers feature 3-DOF or 6-DOF head tracking.
However, position tracking (when available) is limited to a small area. Moreover, in small or …

Virtual reality (VR) is becoming a more popular and available technology, with the new
generation systems and more content specifically developed for this medium. One of the …

Millions of photos are shared online daily, but the richness of interaction compared with face-
to-face (F2F) sharing is still missing. While this may change with social Virtual Reality …

Human performance augmentation through technology has been a recurring theme in
science and culture, aiming to increase human capabilities and accessibility. We investigate …

Immersive virtual reality (IVR) is seemingly on the verge of entering the homes of
consumers. Enabling users to walk through virtual worlds in a limited physical space …

Using real walking for virtual navigation generally delivers the most natural and immersive
virtual reality experience, but its usage is generally bounded by available tracking space. To …

A common operation performed in Virtual Reality (VR) environments is locomotion. Although
real walking can represent a natural and intuitive way to manage displacements in such …