X-rings: A hand-mounted 360° shape display for grasping in virtual reality

Eric J Gonzalez; Eyal Ofek; Mar Gonzalez-Franco; Mike Sinclair

doi:10.1145/3472749.3474782

X-rings: A hand-mounted 360° shape display for grasping in virtual reality

Eric J Gonzalez, Eyal Ofek, Mar Gonzalez-Franco, Mike Sinclair

Computer Science

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X-Rings is a novel hand-mounted 360° shape display for Virtual Reality that renders objects in 3D and responds to user-applied touch and grasping force. Designed as a modular stack of motor-driven expandable rings (5.7-7.7 cm diameter), X-Rings renders radially-symmetric surfaces graspable by the user’s whole hand. The device is strapped to the palm, allowing the fingers to freely make and break contact with the device. Capacitance sensors and motor current sensing provide estimates of finger touch states and gripping force. We present the results of a user study evaluating participants’ ability to associate device-rendered shapes with visually-rendered objects as well as a demo application that allows users to freely interact with a variety of objects in a virtual environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	UIST '21
Subtitle of host publication	The 34th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	732-742
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450386357
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3472749.3474782
Publication status	Published - 12 Oct 2021
Event	UIST '21: The 34th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology - Online Duration: 10 Oct 2021 → 14 Oct 2021 https://uist.acm.org/uist2021/

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Conference	UIST '21
Abbreviated title	UIST 2021
City	Online
Period	10/10/21 → 14/10/21
Internet address	https://uist.acm.org/uist2021/

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