Redirected tilting: Eliciting postural changes with a rotational self-motion illusion

Tongyu Nie; Evan Suma Rosenberg

doi:10.1109/VRW52623.2021.00040

Redirected tilting: Eliciting postural changes with a rotational self-motion illusion

Tongyu Nie, Evan Suma Rosenberg

Computer Science and Engineering

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a potential cybersickness mitigation technique, redirected tilting, and conduct an exploratory virtual reality (VR) study to determine whether it is possible to visually induce head tilt during virtual locomotion. Redirected tilting involves rotating the virtual environment (VE) towards the turning direction around the VR headset's roll axis, which we hypothesize could lead users to tilt their bodies in the same direction and maintain balance during curved paths. Unlike previous techniques, like field of view (FOV) restriction or rest frames, this method could potentially reduce cybersickness by manipulating egocentric self-motion rather than modifying visual characteristics of the VE. As an initial exploration, we conducted a within-subjects study with 30 participants to evaluate the effect of redirected tilting on postural behavior. The results showed that the proposed technique was successful in eliciting head tilt, although the magnitude of rotation was not as large as we had expected. We conclude that further investigation is needed to understand the mechanics, ideal parameters, and applications of redirected tilting.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	178-182
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9780738113678
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW52623.2021.00040
State	Published - Mar 2021
Event	2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021 - Virtual, Lisbon, Portugal Duration: Mar 27 2021 → Apr 3 2021

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Name	Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021

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Conference	2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Virtual, Lisbon
Period	3/27/21 → 4/3/21

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Funding Information:
The authors wish to thank XRDRN.org for creating an online VR study platform and Courtney Hutton Pospick for her assistance with the paper. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1901423.

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© 2021 IEEE.

Keywords

Computer graphics
Computing methodologies
Graphics systems and interfaces
Human computer interaction (HCI)
Human-centered computing
Interaction paradigms
Virtual reality
Virtual reality

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Nie, T., & Suma Rosenberg, E. (2021). Redirected tilting: Eliciting postural changes with a rotational self-motion illusion. In Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021 (pp. 178-182). Article 9419167 (Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW52623.2021.00040

Redirected tilting: Eliciting postural changes with a rotational self-motion illusion. / Nie, Tongyu; Suma Rosenberg, Evan.
Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. p. 178-182 9419167 (Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Nie, T & Suma Rosenberg, E 2021, Redirected tilting: Eliciting postural changes with a rotational self-motion illusion. in Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021., 9419167, Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 178-182, 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021, Virtual, Lisbon, Portugal, 3/27/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW52623.2021.00040

Nie T, Suma Rosenberg E. Redirected tilting: Eliciting postural changes with a rotational self-motion illusion. In Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021. p. 178-182. 9419167. (Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021). doi: 10.1109/VRW52623.2021.00040

Nie, Tongyu ; Suma Rosenberg, Evan. / Redirected tilting : Eliciting postural changes with a rotational self-motion illusion. Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. pp. 178-182 (Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2021).

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