%0 Conference Paper %1 birnstiel2022safety %A Birnstiel, Sandra %A Oberdörfer, Sebastian %A Latoschik, Marc Erich %B Proceedings of the 29th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VR '22) %D 2022 %K myown oberdoerfer %P 732-733 %R 10.1109/VRW55335.2022.00217 %T Stay Safe! Safety Precautions for Walking on a Conventional Treadmill in VR %U https://downloads.hci.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/2022-ieeevr-stay-safe.pdf %X Conventional treadmills are used in virtual reality (VR) applications, such as for rehabilitation training or gait studies. However, using the devices in VR poses risks of injury. Therefore, this study investigates safety precautions when using a conventional treadmill for a walking task. We designed a safety belt and displayed parts of the treadmill in VR. The safety belt was much appreciated by the participants and did not affect the walking behavior. However, the participants requested more visual cues in the user’s field of view.

@inproceedings{birnstiel2022safety, abstract = {Conventional treadmills are used in virtual reality (VR) applications, such as for rehabilitation training or gait studies. However, using the devices in VR poses risks of injury. Therefore, this study investigates safety precautions when using a conventional treadmill for a walking task. We designed a safety belt and displayed parts of the treadmill in VR. The safety belt was much appreciated by the participants and did not affect the walking behavior. However, the participants requested more visual cues in the user’s field of view.}, added-at = {2022-02-10T08:51:20.000+0100}, author = {Birnstiel, Sandra and Oberdörfer, Sebastian and Latoschik, Marc Erich}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/20c84914beb71e49bd14f1e44ef87e2f5/hci-uwb}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 29th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VR '22)}, doi = {10.1109/VRW55335.2022.00217}, interhash = {ba5aad0a962dc251c37e1ce199935258}, intrahash = {0c84914beb71e49bd14f1e44ef87e2f5}, keywords = {myown oberdoerfer}, organization = {IEEE}, pages = {732-733}, timestamp = {2023-02-21T11:38:07.000+0100}, title = {Stay Safe! Safety Precautions for Walking on a Conventional Treadmill in VR}, url = {https://downloads.hci.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/2022-ieeevr-stay-safe.pdf}, year = 2022 }