Optical illusions help you explore a virtual world on foot

• Autores: Sandrine Ceurstemont
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2922, 2013, pág. 22
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Ceurstemont talks about exploiting illusions can really enhance the feeling of immersion. Unlike joysticks, devices such as the WizDish--which lets users glide in any direction--can integrate real motion with moving visuals. This makes it easier to exploit an illusion known as vection to make people feel as if they are moving faster than they actually are. With the WizDish, a person experiences the sensation of walking simply by sliding their feet back and forth on a slippery disc. This provides feedback to the brain about where a persons limbs are and how much they are exerting them, in the same way actual steps do.