Walk, Talk and Gaze control in shared virtual space for natural communication

摘要

A networked virtual reality (VR) system was developed which enables walk-through using a wearable locomotion interface device, avatar representation of the users, voice communication among neighbors in the virtual world and gaze control of the avatars. The study consists of three parts of development. The first is a development of a wearable locomotion interface device using walking-in-place, which can be utilized in personal environment. The second is a development of shared virtual space system, which allows walk-through using the developed locomotion interface and voice communication with other users. The last is implementation of presence awareness and gaze control functions for natural human communication base on the voice information.