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A Fully Immersive Dual-Task Using a Smartphone While Walking in a Virtual Reality Environment

Authors : Gildas Marin, Noélie Berjaud, Jeremy Julien, Marc Le Renard, Delphine Bernardin

Published in: Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland

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We developed a fully simulated dual-task paradigm to be used in virtual environment studies implying both eye-head coordination and an increased workload. We utilized a physical smartphone for favoring an authentic touch and haptic feedback, and a free walk on a treadmill, without any imposed control system, to closely replicate real-world postural behavior while facilitating natural walking. These simple and natural tasks may play a key role in future vision sciences studies.

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Title: A Fully Immersive Dual-Task Using a Smartphone While Walking in a Virtual Reality Environment
Authors: Gildas Marin
Noélie Berjaud
Jeremy Julien
Marc Le Renard
Delphine Bernardin
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
Book: Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-78592-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-78593-1

Copyright Year: 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78593-1_1

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