“A Demonstration of YUBI: Your Universal Body Interface Using Finger Force to Full-Body Motion for Avatar Embodiment” by Hirao and Hashimoto
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Title:
- A Demonstration of YUBI: Your Universal Body Interface Using Finger Force to Full-Body Motion for Avatar Embodiment
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- Art / Design
- Gaming & Entertainment
- New Technologies
- Production & Animation
- Research / Education
Description:
YUBI, a novel interface, translates nuanced finger force inputs into continuous, full-body avatar motion, fostering strong embodiment in virtual reality. It enables embodied interactions like object manipulation and navigation using only finger strength, overcoming physical constraints while delivering realistic haptic experiences. Crucially, YUBI renders reaction forces to the fingers, allowing users to perceive virtual object properties (e.g., weight) through the effort of their input. By dynamically adapting the force-motion relationship based on object characteristics, YUBI provides intuitive haptic perception, significantly enhancing haptic realism and avatar embodiment.
References:
[1] Takeru Hashimoto and Yutaro Hirao. 2024. Selfrionette: A Fingertip Force-Input Controller for Continuous Full-Body Avatar Manipulation and Diverse Haptic Interactions. In Proceedings of the 37th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (Pittsburgh, PA, USA) (UIST ’24). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.1145/3654777.3676409
[2] Takeru Hashimoto, Shigeo Yoshida, and Takuji Narumi. 2022. MetamorphX: An Ungrounded 3-DoF Moment Display that Changes its Physical Properties through Rotational Impedance Control. In Proceedings of the 35th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (Bend, OR, USA) (UIST ’22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 72, 14 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3526113.3545650
