2024

How Accurate is the Positioning in VR? Using Motion Capture and Robotics to Compare Positioning Capabilities of Popular VR Headsets

Adam Banaszczyk; Mikołaj Łysakowski; Michał R. Nowicki; Piotr Skrzypczyński; Sławomir K. Tadeja

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a new methodology for assessing the positioning accuracy of virtual reality (VR) headsets, utilizing a cooperative industrial robot to simulate user head trajectories in a reproducible manner. We conduct a comprehensive evaluation of two popular VR headsets, i.e., Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro. Using head movement trajectories captured from realistic VR game scenarios with motion capture, we compared the performance of these headsets in terms of precision and reliability. Our analysis revealed that both devices exhibit high positioning accuracy, with no significant differences between them. These findings may provide insights for developers and researchers seeking to optimize their VR experiences in particular contexts such as manufacturing.

BibTeX

				
					@INPROCEEDINGS{10765265,
  author={Banaszczyk, Adam and Łysakowski, Mikołaj and Nowicki, Michał R. and Skrzypczyński, Piotr and Tadeja, Sławomir K.},
  booktitle={2024 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct)}, 
  title={How Accurate is the Positioning in VR? Using Motion Capture and Robotics to Compare Positioning Capabilities of Popular VR Headsets}, 
  year={2024},
  volume={},
  number={},
  pages={79-86},
  doi={10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct64951.2024.00027}}

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APA Reference

A. Banaszczyk, M. Łysakowski, M. R. Nowicki, P. Skrzypczyński and S. K. Tadeja, “How Accurate is the Positioning in VR? Using Motion Capture and Robotics to Compare Positioning Capabilities of Popular VR Headsets,” 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct), Bellevue, WA, USA, 2024, pp. 79-86, doi: 10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct64951.2024.00027.

DOI

10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct64951.2024.00027

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Dr Sławomir Tadeja

Dr Slawomir K. Tadeja is a Postdoctoral Associate with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Here, he works...