A Research On The Compatibility Between MR/VR Devices And Exergaming

Abstract

In recent years, Exergaming which allows people to exercise easily indoors has been gaining attention. A lot of Exergaming is often played using VR devices or dedicated devices, however, since Exergaming is played indoors, there is a risk of colliding with objects in the room or people around the player. We hypothesized that Exergaming using MR devices would solve the problems of VR devices. Therefore, we conducted a comparison of Exergaming using MR and VR devices. Subjects were asked to play Exergaming with the same level using an MR device (HoloLens2) and a VR device (Oculus Quest 2), and then compared in three categories: “Breathability”, “Op-erability”, and “Safety”. Additionally, the difference in gaming sickness and heart rate between the two devices were investigated. An MR device was superior in terms of “Breathability” and “Safety”, and a VR device was superior in terms of “Operability”. For the difference in gaming sickness, VR Exergaming resulted in no problem in all items, however, MR gave serious symptoms in “Oculomotor disturbance”, “Disorientation” and “Total”. The difference in heart rate was not significant. The results of this experiment show that although MR devices are superior in terms of “Safety” and “Breathability”, there is a tendency that MR devices can easily make users feel bad, and MR devices are not always more comfortable to play than VR devices.