Increasing VR Headset Adoption via Hand Interaction

When discussing about VR experiences, the terms Immersion and Presence come up very often. This is because this pair of key terms, compose the core of a VR Experience. Immersion reffers to the ammount of aligned information our senses perceive and in turn presence is the state of acceptance to that information. As an outcome, any improvements on the information quality and volume would have an immediate effect on the quality of the VR experience and therefore increase the likelyhood of overcoming the UX obstacle of adoption. 

If we further analyse the UX issue, the bulky hardware issue can be traced to the sheer form factor of the headset but also on the interaction controllers. Typically VR headsets are packaged with 2 wand-like controlers that allow the user to interact with the content. Though this is an interaction method that allows the use of haptic feedback, there is an alternative that can achieve similar results with less onboarding friction, hardware requirements and dependancies. 

Hand Interaction is the natural way we interact with things. It requires little intution and via the use of gestures can provide the sensation haptics try to achieve. 

There are existing VR headsets that are exploring the Hand Interaction Space. Some of them being Oculu’s Quest, Varjo's VR-2 Pro & HTC’s Vive Focus. The significant price difference among them is an indication of how interesting and important this space is.

To read more: https://www.manomotion.com/manomotion-tech-report-increasing-vr-headset-adoption-via-hand-interaction/