PushToSki - An Indoor Ski Training System Using Haptic Feedback

ABSTRACT

Haptic feedback is an intuitive way of improving required postures in sports without having the trainee change their head-pose towards visual cues and therefore possibly worsening their overall body-pose. However, this feedback is not possible in a dynamic sport like alpine skiing which is why we propose a virtual reality ski training system that uses vibration as a haptic feedback method. Our system uses a commercially available indoor ski simulator and several trackers to capture the user’s motion together with a set of vibration motors which will provide direct, haptic feedback to the user. Our system therefore allows giving haptic feedback even while the trainee is moving on the simulator.

References

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Index Terms

• Human-centered computing

  • Human computer interaction (HCI)

    • Interaction devices

      • Haptic devices

    • Interaction paradigms

      • Virtual reality