| Publication type: | Conference paper |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Preliminary findings about an office chair as a low-threshold treadmill substitute |
| Authors: | Keller, Thomas Guyer, Sacha Manoharan, Vanessa Bosse, Ingo |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-031-35897-5_2 |
| Proceedings: | Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction |
| Page(s): | 17 |
| Pages to: | 28 |
| Conference details: | 17th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction (UAHCI), Copenhagen, Denmark, 23-28 July 2023 |
| Issue Date: | 2023 |
| Series: | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
| Series volume: | 14021 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Springer |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Cham |
| ISBN: | 978-3-031-35896-8 978-3-031-35897-5 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Access to education and learning; Accessible virtual and augmented reality; Design for All education and training; Design for children with and without disabilities; Design for cognitive disabilities |
| Subject (DDC): | 006: Special computer methods |
| Abstract: | A treadmill is a peripheral device enabling players in an immersive virtual world a rather intuitive way to move around. The body is fixed and secured around the waist whilst the legs can freely simulate a walking or even running movement. The hands usually hold controllers to interact with the virtual world. Such a human machine interaction is powerful and at the same time demands a high degree of concentration. Usually, a learning phase is required for players that are not familiarized with such a concept. In a project with children with special needs this challenge has prevented an easy introduction of a treadmill. To overcome this problem the children were then asked to use the treadmill without VR-glasses. In a second step VR-glasses were introduced while the children were sitting on a chair. The final step combined then treadmill and glasses but with limited success. This paper introduces another approach based on an ordinary office chair to facilitate and enabling a stepwise learning experience. Children with special needs are equipped with additional tracked markers at their feet. If the children are shuffling feet a movement is calculated. In such a way a risk-free movement in a virtual world is enabled without any costly equipment. At the same time this experience can be considered a promising intermediate step towards the use of a treadmill which will open an even better immersive experience. This paper gives an introduction of the experimental setup and disseminates preliminary findings. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/29052 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Business Information Technology (IWI) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Management and Law |
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Keller, T., Guyer, S., Manoharan, V., & Bosse, I. (2023). Preliminary findings about an office chair as a low-threshold treadmill substitute [Conference paper]. Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, 17–28. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35897-5_2
Keller, T. et al. (2023) ‘Preliminary findings about an office chair as a low-threshold treadmill substitute’, in Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Cham: Springer, pp. 17–28. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35897-5_2.
T. Keller, S. Guyer, V. Manoharan, and I. Bosse, “Preliminary findings about an office chair as a low-threshold treadmill substitute,” in Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, 2023, pp. 17–28. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-35897-5_2.
KELLER, Thomas, Sacha GUYER, Vanessa MANOHARAN und Ingo BOSSE, 2023. Preliminary findings about an office chair as a low-threshold treadmill substitute. In: Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Conference paper. Cham: Springer. 2023. S. 17–28. ISBN 978-3-031-35896-8
Keller, Thomas, Sacha Guyer, Vanessa Manoharan, and Ingo Bosse. 2023. “Preliminary Findings About an Office Chair as a Low-Threshold Treadmill Substitute.” Conference paper. In Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, 17–28. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35897-5_2.
Keller, Thomas, et al. “Preliminary Findings About an Office Chair as a Low-Threshold Treadmill Substitute.” Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, Springer, 2023, pp. 17–28, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35897-5_2.
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