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    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Virtual Reality
    • Haptics

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    • Existing passive interaction techniques in virtual reality (VR) are limited to hand-scale interactions.
    • Room-scale proxies lack portability, and wearable robotic arms are energy-intensive and induce friction, hindering large-scale VR rendering.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present PantographHaptics, a novel technique for portable, passive, and large-scale user interactions in VR.
    • To overcome the limitations of existing methods for rendering body-scale surfaces in VR.

    Main Methods:

    • Proposed PantographHaptics, utilizing the scaling properties of a pantograph to passively render two-degree-of-freedom body-scale surfaces.
    • Developed two prototypes: HapticLever (grounded system) and Feedbackpack (wearable device).
    • Conducted technical and user evaluations, including a 9-participant study comparing HapticLever to traditional haptics and a 7-participant study on Feedbackpack's usability.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated the feasibility of PantographHaptics through two distinct prototypes.
    • Evaluated the technical performance and user experience of the proposed haptic rendering technique.
    • Confirmed the usability and interaction fidelity of the wearable Feedbackpack prototype.

    Conclusions:

    • PantographHaptics offers a viable solution for portable, passive, and large-scale haptic interactions in virtual reality.
    • The developed prototypes showcase the potential of pantograph mechanisms for rendering body-scale surfaces.
    • Further research and development can enhance the capabilities and applications of this novel VR haptic technique.