Is This My Phone? Operating a Physical Smartphone in Virtual Reality

Li Zhang, Huidong Bai, Mark Billinghurst, Weiping He

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Abstract

Using a Virtual Reality (VR) headset significantly improves the immersive experience of a virtual environment. However, it separates the user from the physical world for interacting with daily objects like smartphones. This demo shows a prototype system that enables VR users to operate a full-featured smartphone in VR, in the same way they do in reality without taking the VR headset off. We explain the system design and strategies adopted to run the system at high resolution and with low latency. We also present a virtual hand rendering method to improve the phone interaction experience.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSIGGRAPH Asia 2020 XR, SA 2020
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
ISBN (Electronic)9781450381116
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Dec 2020
Externally publishedYes
EventSIGGRAPH Asia 2020 XR - International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SA 2020 - Virtual, Online, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 4 Dec 202013 Dec 2020

Publication series

NameSIGGRAPH Asia 2020 XR, SA 2020

Conference

ConferenceSIGGRAPH Asia 2020 XR - International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SA 2020
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityVirtual, Online
Period4/12/2013/12/20

Keywords

  • hand gesture
  • smartphone
  • Virtual Reality

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