Towards a Bedder Future: A Study of Using Virtual Reality while Lying Down

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Towards a Bedder Future : A Study of Using Virtual Reality while Lying Down. / van Gemert, Thomas; Hornbæk, Kasper; Knibbe, Jarrod; Bergström, Joanna.

CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Proceedings. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2023. p. 1-18 872.

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Harvard

van Gemert, T, Hornbæk, K, Knibbe, J & Bergström, J 2023, Towards a Bedder Future: A Study of Using Virtual Reality while Lying Down. in CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Proceedings., 872, Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, pp. 1-18, The 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 23/04/2023. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3580963

APA

van Gemert, T., Hornbæk, K., Knibbe, J., & Bergström, J. (2023). Towards a Bedder Future: A Study of Using Virtual Reality while Lying Down. In CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Proceedings (pp. 1-18). [872] Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3580963

Vancouver

van Gemert T, Hornbæk K, Knibbe J, Bergström J. Towards a Bedder Future: A Study of Using Virtual Reality while Lying Down. In CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Proceedings. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. 2023. p. 1-18. 872 https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3580963

Author

van Gemert, Thomas ; Hornbæk, Kasper ; Knibbe, Jarrod ; Bergström, Joanna. / Towards a Bedder Future : A Study of Using Virtual Reality while Lying Down. CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Proceedings. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2023. pp. 1-18

Bibtex

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abstract = "Most contemporary Virtual Reality (VR) experiences are made for standing users. However, when a user is lying down---either by choice or necessity---it is unclear how they can walk around, dodge obstacles, or grab distant objects. We rotate the virtual coordinate space to study the movement requirements and user experience of using VR while lying down. Fourteen experienced VR users engage with various popular VR applications for 40 minutes in a study using a think-aloud protocol and semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis of captured videos and interviews reveals that using VR while lying down is comfortable and usable and that the virtual perspective produces a potent illusion of standing up. However, commonplace movements in VR are surprisingly difficult when lying down, and using alternative interactions is fatiguing and hampers performance. To conclude, we discuss design opportunities to tackle the most significant challenges and to create new experiences.",
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