A method for enhancing playground equipment experience using VR technology with smartphone

Yoichi Shinchi; Shinji Mizuno

doi:10.1117/12.2566966

1 June 2020 A method for enhancing playground equipment experience using VR technology with smartphone

Yoichi Shinchi, Shinji Mizuno

Proceedings Volume 11515, International Workshop on Advanced Imaging Technology (IWAIT) 2020; 115152F (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2566966
Event: International Workshop on Advanced Imaging Technologies 2020 (IWAIT 2020), 2020, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a method to make children’s playground equipment more thrilling using VR technology. A user plays a playground equipment while wearing smartphone VR goggles. Another smartphone is put on the playground equipment to acquire its movement. The same playground equipment used in the real space is prepared in the VR space, and the user can play with it in the VR space as well as the real space. At this time, the size and the movement of the playground equipment can be changed in the VR space. By increasing the size or accelerating the movement of the playground equipment, the equipment for children can become more thrilling in the VR space while feeling the actual movement of the playground equipment. We implemented a prototype system and tested our method.

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Yoichi Shinchi and Shinji Mizuno "A method for enhancing playground equipment experience using VR technology with smartphone", Proc. SPIE 11515, International Workshop on Advanced Imaging Technology (IWAIT) 2020, 115152F (1 June 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2566966

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