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This research aims to examine the effects of various vibrotactile feedbacktechniques on gait (i.e., walking patterns) in virtual reality (VR). Priorstudies have demonstrated that gait disturbances in VR users are significantusability barriers. However, adequate research has not been performed toaddress this problem. In our study, 39 participants (with mobility impairments:18, without mobility impairments: 21) performed timed walking tasks in areal-world environment and identical activities in a VR environment withdifferent forms of vibrotactile feedback (spatial, static, and rhythmic).Within-group results revealed that each form of vibrotactile feedback improvedgait performance in VR significantly (p < .001) relative to the no vibrotactilecondition in VR for individuals with and without mobility impairments.Moreover, spatial vibrotactile feedback increased gait performancesignificantly (p < .001) in both participant groups compared to othervibrotactile conditions. The findings of this research will help to make realwalking in VR more accessible for those with and without mobility impairments.

Vibrotactile Feedback to Make Real Walking in Virtual Reality More Accessible