The Effect of Wearing Knee Supporters on the Applicable Gain of Redirected Walking
Gaku Fukui, Takuto Nakamura, Keigo Matsumoto, Takuji Narumi, Hideaki Kuzuoka · 2023
Redirected Walking (RDW) is a locomotion technique that enables users to explore extensive virtual environments while confined to limited real-world environment by manipulating orientation and coordinates within the virtual environment. Previous research has shown that RDW can be made more effective by wearing a knee-tightening device. In this study, we examined the effects of two different knee supporters—band-type and soft-type—on the applicable gain of RDW. A significant difference in applicable gain between the two supporter conditions was confirmed. This result indicates that knee tightening affects the applicable gains of RDW and suggest that a more comfortable RDW experience may be possible with the use of appropriately shaped supporters.