Real Baby - Real Family: Holdable tangible baby VR

Abstract

This project "Real Baby - Real Family" is a project aimed at expressing love and family ties utilizing Virtual Reality system (VR). In this paper, we described the version presented at the International collegiate Virtual Reality Contest (IVRC 2016). It reports system design and implementation, user evaluation during exhibition, and future possibilities. The single player version of "Real Baby" exhibited at the IVRC 2016 preview was made up of three main elements. The first element is a holdable baby mock-up without using HMD. The second is a generator of baby face based on a user's 2D facial image. The third elements consists of a visual, vocal, and haptic feedback as well as event generation. In the future, we are hoping to examine alternative expressions of "love in family ties" with this project. Supplementary materials related to this article can be found online at "https://youtu.be/Gy_XrWfl4RE"