Sensorial Immersive Experiences using MPEG Haptic and Scene Description Standards

This paper presents a demonstration showcasing the capabilities of the upcoming MPEG-I standards on Haptics and Scene Description. The demonstration is a sensorial immersive experience using a virtual reality headset, haptic-enabled controllers and a haptic vest. The proposed experience is an interactive go-kart race-like game where interactions with the environment will trigger spatialized haptic feedback to provide an enhanced sense of immersion. By implementing the MPEG-I standards on Haptics and Scene Description, and by designing this demonstration using exclusively these standards, this work showcases part of the research and standardization efforts produced through the MPEG ecosystem.