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Today, most haptic devices are designed for desktop applications. Therefore, when dealing with human-scale virtual environments, haptic interaction usually remains limited to only a small portion of the virtual world. This paper describes novel technologies aimed at addressing this issue. We investigate hardware solutions, with the design of devices offering a large workspace, as well as software solutions, with the description of a new interaction paradigm called haptic hybrid control. First evaluations demonstrate encouraging results and suggest that such solutions are relevant, depending on the targeted application.
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Dominjon, L., Perret, J. & Lécuyer, A. Novel devices and interaction techniques for human-scale haptics. Visual Comput 23, 257–266 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-007-0100-4
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