Enhancing Body Ownership of Avian Avatars in Virtual Reality Through Multimodal Haptic Feedback

This paper uses multimodal haptic feedback to enhance users' body ownership in virtual reality through wearable devices. In this case, the human is transformed into a bird, which belongs to the beyondreal transformations category in virtual reality interactions. For body transformation, wearable retractable straps can help people mimic the movement mechanism of avian bodies; for space transformation, the inflatable cushions and blowers can simulate the air resistance and lift, oxygen deprivation, and temperature decrease during the take-off process of avian avatars. The system aims to establish a realistic fidelity of the haptic feedback to enhance the user's body ownership. © 2024 IEEE.