Virtual Weight

In the challenge of rendering the perceived weight for objects in Virtual Reality context, haptic devices are usually introduced to solve the issue. Regardless the size of these devices, hardware requirements make it less accessible for regular users. We will explore the area of creating the perceived weight by utilizing virtual environment visual cues. Specifically, we explore the weight perception by manipulating control-to-display (C/D) ratio on object both directly and indirectly, and tested potential techniques for maintaining the sense of presence while achieving pseudo weight perception.