Marlene Huber
, Simon Kloiber, Annalena Ulschmid, Agata Marta Soccini, Alessandro Clocchiatti, Hannes Kaufmann, Katharina Krösl
Exploring Seated Locomotion Techniques in Virtual Reality for People with Limited Mobility
In Proceedings of the 20th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - GRAPP, pages 161-173. 2025.
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- Publication Type: Conference Paper
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- Date: 2025
- ISBN: 978-989-758-728-3
- Publisher: SciTePress
- Location: Porto
- Lecturer: Marlene Huber
- Event: 20th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications
- Booktitle: Proceedings of the 20th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - GRAPP
- Pages: 13
- Volume: 1
- Conference date: 26. February 2025 – 28. February 2025
- Pages: 161 – 173
- Keywords: Virtual Reality, Accessibility, Locomotion, User Study
Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) is often designed as a standing experience, excluding individuals with limited mobility. Given that a significant portion of the population experiences lower-body mobility restrictions, accessible VR locomotion must accommodate users without requiring lower-body movement. To build a comprehensive understanding of suitable locomotion techniques (LTs) for this demographic, it is crucial to evaluate the feasibility of various approaches in virtual environments (VEs). As a starting point, we present our evaluation approach and a user study on the feasibility and potential of selected LTs for accessible seated locomotion in VR. Our findings indicate that common LTs can be adapted for seated stationary VR. Teleportation-based techniques, in particular, stand out as viable options for accessible locomotion. Although our simulated wheelchair was less popular with non-disabled participants, it was well-received by wheelchair users and shows promise as an intuitive LT for (More)Additional Files and Images
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@inproceedings{huber-2025-esl,
title = "Exploring Seated Locomotion Techniques in Virtual Reality
for People with Limited Mobility",
author = "Marlene Huber and Simon Kloiber and Annalena Ulschmid and
Agata Marta Soccini and Alessandro Clocchiatti and Hannes
Kaufmann and Katharina Kr\"{o}sl",
year = "2025",
abstract = "Virtual reality (VR) is often designed as a standing
experience, excluding individuals with limited mobility.
Given that a significant portion of the population
experiences lower-body mobility restrictions, accessible VR
locomotion must accommodate users without requiring
lower-body movement. To build a comprehensive understanding
of suitable locomotion techniques (LTs) for this
demographic, it is crucial to evaluate the feasibility of
various approaches in virtual environments (VEs). As a
starting point, we present our evaluation approach and a
user study on the feasibility and potential of selected LTs
for accessible seated locomotion in VR. Our findings
indicate that common LTs can be adapted for seated
stationary VR. Teleportation-based techniques, in
particular, stand out as viable options for accessible
locomotion. Although our simulated wheelchair was less
popular with non-disabled participants, it was well-received
by wheelchair users and shows promise as an intuitive LT for
(More)",
isbn = "978-989-758-728-3",
publisher = "SciTePress",
location = "Porto",
event = "20th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision,
Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 20th International Joint Conference on
Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and
Applications - GRAPP",
pages = "13",
volume = "1",
pages = "161--173",
keywords = "Virtual Reality, Accessibility, Locomotion, User Study",
URL = "https://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/research/publications/2025/huber-2025-esl/",
}