"A DIY Approach to Designing Full Body Freedom of Movement in Virtual R" by Samuel Villalobos, Michael Tunberg et al.
 

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Publication Date

2025

Document Type

Poster

Degree Type

Undergraduate

Department

Creative Technologies

Mentor

Dr. Greg Corness

Mentor Department

Creative Technologies

Abstract

The Movement Freedom Exploration Experience (MFEE) looks at the building of a customizable lowcost full body movement controller for application in games, simulations, and other digital environments. The focus of this project lies in two aspects of the concept of freedom. First, we are interested in the idea of using free full body motion to control movement in a virtual environment. This has been developed as a commercial product; however, we are interested in the ability to customize such controllers to reflect our own game designs.

Second, we are interested in working to develop a template for others to create this type of controller. We want to show that no matter the project, if a small group of people can start a project together then anything, even a wide scale custom controller on a budget, is possible. The project shows the possibility for small development teams to explore the relationship between the mechanics of the game and the design of custom controllers. We are exploring this area to show that anyone with the right motivation can accomplish this goal of making a custom controller.

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