Underwater virtual reality for marine education and ocean literacy: technological and psychological potentials

G Fauville, A Voşki, M Mado, JN Bailenson… - Environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Given the crucial role the ocean plays in human and planetary health, ocean literacy (OL)—
understanding the ocean's influence on us and our influence on the ocean—has been …

Ergopulse: Electrifying your lower body with biomechanical simulation-based electrical muscle stimulation haptic system in virtual reality

S Hwang, J Oh, S Kang, M Seong… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
This study presents ErgoPulse, a system that integrates biomechanical simulation with
electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) to provide kinesthetic force feedback to the lower-body …

Exploring an Extended Reality Floatation Tank Experience to Reduce the Fear of Being in Water

MF Montoya, H Qiao, P Sasikumar… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
People with a fear of being in water rarely engage in water activities and hence miss out on
the associated health benefits. Prior research suggested virtual exposure to treat fears …

JetUnit: Rendering Diverse Force Feedback in Virtual Reality Using Water Jets

Z Zhang, J Li, Z Yan, J Nishida, H Peng - Proceedings of the 37th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
We propose JetUnit, a water-based VR haptic system designed to produce force feedback
with a wide spectrum of intensities and frequencies through water jets. The key challenge in …

Hydroptical Thermal Feedback: Spatial Thermal Feedback Using Visible Lights and Water

S Ichihashi, M Inami, HN Ho, N Howell - Proceedings of the 37th Annual …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
We control the temperature of materials in everyday interactions, recognizing temperature's
important influence on our bodies, minds, and experiences. However, thermal feedback is …

[HTML][HTML] Manipulating underfoot tactile perceptions of flooring materials in augmented virtuality

J Topliss, S Lukosch, E Coutts, T Piumsomboon - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Underfoot haptics, a largely unexplored area, offers rich tactile information close to that of
hand-based interactions. Haptic feedback gives a sense of physicality to virtual …

A Real-Time and Interactive Fluid Modeling System for Mixed Reality

Y Cen, H Deng, Y Ma, X Liang - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Within the realm of mixed reality, the capability to dynamically render environmental effects
with high realism plays a crucial role in amplifying user engagement and interaction. Fluid …

[HTML][HTML] Development and Evaluation of a Haptic Virtual Walker for Wheelchair Users in Immersive VR Environments

JV Riera, B Palma, P Casanova-Salas, M Pérez… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the development of a virtual walker for wheelchair users designed for
use in highly immersive environments, such as Cave Automatic Virtual Environments …

WaterForm: Altering the Liquid to Generate Multisensory Feedback for Enhancing Immersive Environment

IC Chen, HC Chang, CY Hung, CY Lin… - ACM SIGGRAPH 2024 …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
With virtual reality and haptic technologies, we can create a compelling, immersive
experience. Thus, researchers have been exploring integrating different feedback modules …

The Last Pond of Water

IC Chen, CY Hung, HC Chang, PH Han - Proceedings of the 17th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Due to increased water demand and the effects of climate change, one-third of the global
population faces severe water scarcity. Therefore, improving water resource management is …