Spider Hero: Entertainment VR with Pulling Force

Abstract

In our entertainment VR application, the user can move freely through a virtual city by using a web like Spiderman^TM. In this application, the user wears a web shooter, which is a device to shoot webs, and takes aim at a target building. Then, when the user swings his/her arm ahead, a web is launched and it sticks to the target building on the screen. After the web sticks to the building, the user's arm is pulled in the direction of the target building by a pulling force feedback system, which gives the feeling of pulling to the user directly and smoothly, as if he/she were attached to an elastic string. Finally, the user moves to the target building. In three exhibitions, we surveyed the effectiveness of the application by questionnaire. We were able to confirm that a lot of users had enjoyed and were satisfied with our VR application.