10 March 2023

Finger Interaction for VR Games

VR software developed at France's Télécom Paris can help game players move their virtual limbs safely by wiggling their fingers. The scientists programmed the FingerMapper software to prevent VR users' hands from colliding with objects and other people in public when using headsets.

FingerMapper runs on Oculus Quest headsets, which track the wearer's limbs with cameras. The software allows the headset to map the movement of a user's index fingers to the corresponding virtual arm.

More information:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2361193-play-vr-games-on-a-bus-by-wiggling-your-fingers-as-if-they-were-arms/