Interaction in an Immersive Collaborative Virtual Reality Environment: A Comparison Between Leap Motion and HTC Controllers

Open data exploration in virtual reality: a comparative study of input technology

“…The results of our input technology comparison are in line with the findings presented by Gusai et al (2017), indicating a slight preference, due to its greater stability and accuracy, for the HTC Vive controller over the Leap Motion. Performance and detection issues of the Leap Motion controller have been reported before, favoring the more stable tracking of the HTC Vive system (Caggianese et al 2019).…”

“…Summarizing, different studies have been conducted in the past, from investigating one specific phenomenon such as locomotion, presence or immersion, to examining different 3D UI design approaches, to comparing different display, system, or controller setups. While some of the presented studies show similarities, the closer related to our work are probably the recent studies by Gusai et al (2017), Streppel et al 2018, Figueiredo et al (2018), and Caggianese et al (2019). However, our approach differs slightly from the similar efforts described here: (1) We directly compare three interaction approaches based on commonly used current state-of-the-art consumer technologies that differ in their classification, emphasizing on the input controllers' characteristics in terms of their ability to be visually displayed in VR and physicality (see Table 1); (2) our study is rather inductive and exploratory as we aim to investigate multiple components such as workload and interaction flow;…”

“…Bachmann et al (2018) surveyed HCI techniques with a focus on 3D gestural input using the Leap Motion controller, providing a good overview of relevant methods and evaluation techniques. Gusai et al (2017) conducted a study comparing gestural input (using a Leap Motion controller) and controller-based (HTC Vive) interaction in an collaborative scenario. Two users, one being immersed in the VR environment while the other one is assisting from outside the VR environment using a 2D screen application, completed an asymmetrical task of manipulating virtual objects, enabling Gusai et al (2017) to examine performance, UX, and simulator sickness.…”

“…Gusai et al (2017) conducted a study comparing gestural input (using a Leap Motion controller) and controller-based (HTC Vive) interaction in an collaborative scenario. Two users, one being immersed in the VR environment while the other one is assisting from outside the VR environment using a 2D screen application, completed an asymmetrical task of manipulating virtual objects, enabling Gusai et al (2017) to examine performance, UX, and simulator sickness. Although the gestural input allows a more natural interaction with the virtual objects, it lacks the stability and accuracy of the controller-based interaction, favoring the latter in terms of UX (Gusai et al 2017).…”

“…Two users, one being immersed in the VR environment while the other one is assisting from outside the VR environment using a 2D screen application, completed an asymmetrical task of manipulating virtual objects, enabling Gusai et al (2017) to examine performance, UX, and simulator sickness. Although the gestural input allows a more natural interaction with the virtual objects, it lacks the stability and accuracy of the controller-based interaction, favoring the latter in terms of UX (Gusai et al 2017). Streppel et al (2018) investigated different interaction mechanisms in order to move, select, and manipulate objects within a software cities-inspired VR scenario.…”