DEMO: Using gameplay data to classify cybersickness level in virtual environments

• Thiago Porcino UFF
• Daniela Trevisan UFF
• Esteban Clua UFF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/svr_estendido.2019.8462

Resumo

Virtual Reality is an upcoming trend in games and entertainment applications as the use of head-mounted displays becomes accessible for the mass market. These systems aim to provide immersive experiences, but they still do not offer a completely seamless experience, mostly due to sickness symptoms that can be experienced by the players. Cybersickness is one of the most critical problems that make the game industry fearful of higher investments. In this demo we developed a plugin for a commercial game engine to collect relevant data in a virtual reality game to use as a database to future research approaches to enhance user experience in head-mounted displays.

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