The Continuity of Locomotion

Natural interaction between multiple users within a shared virtual environment (VE) relies on each other's awareness of the current position partners. This, however, cannot be warranted when employ noncontinuous locomotion techniques, such as teleportation, which may cause confusion among bystanders. In this paper, we pursue two approaches to create pleasant experience for both moving user and bystanders observing that movement. First, will introduce Smart Avatar system delivers continuous full-body human representations in reality (VR) spaces. Avatars imitate their assigned user's real-world movements close-by autonomously navigate distance them exceeds certain threshold, i.e., after teleports. As part system, implemented four avatar transition techniques compared conventional study, revealing significant positive effects observer's spatial awareness, well pragmatic hedonic quality scores. Second, concept Stuttered Locomotion, can applied any method. By converting movement into short-interval teleport steps, provide merits non-continuous while observers easily keep track path. Thus, is similarly with motion, study confirmed Locomotion significantly reduce occurrence cybersickness symptoms user, making it an attractive choice VEs. We discuss potential VR experiences, individually combination.