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Evaluation Of Low Cost Controllers For Mobile Based Virtual Reality Headsets, Summer Lindsey Apr 2017

Evaluation Of Low Cost Controllers For Mobile Based Virtual Reality Headsets, Summer Lindsey

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Virtual Reality (VR) is no longer just for training purposes. The consumer VR market has become a large part of the VR world and is growing at a rapid pace. In spite of this growth, there is no standard controller for VR. This study evaluated three different controllers: a gamepad, the Leap Motion, and a touchpad as means of interacting with a virtual environment (VE). There were 23 participants that performed a matching task while wearing a Samsung Gear VR mobile based VR headset. Measures of performance, preference, presence, and enjoyment were collected and compared across controller. Overall, it was …