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VR2<\/sup>\u00a0is located in the basement of the Zochonis Building. It comprises of a 6.5 x 3.7 metre playspace suitable for room-scale virtual environments and motion tracking. We have a wide variety of equipment available to support studies wishing to use virtual reality for research.<\/p>\n Available equipment includes:\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”3.17.6″ border_color_all=”#ffffff” use_border_color=”off”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Head-mounted displays (HMDs)” open=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em” body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em”]<\/p>\n These headsets are used to view the Virtual Reality environments\/experiments that are created. We have 2 base stations permanently mounted on the walls of the lab for use with the Vive headsets. One of the Vive headsets also incorporates Binocular Eye Tracking at 250Hz.<\/p>\n For untethered VR, we have a wireless adapter for the Vive HMD, as well as 2 Oculus Quest headsets that don\u2019t require a PC or any external tracking systems to provide full 6DOF (degrees of freedom).<\/p>\n Specification:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”OptiTrack (optical motion capture system)” open=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em” body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em”]<\/p>\n We have 8 cameras permanently mounted around the lab. The OptiTrack cameras<\/a> are probably the most important equipment in the lab, giving us the ability to track the movements of a participant or object to within sub-millimetre accuracy. The standard mounts for the cameras are located around the ceiling of the room, with 2 additional mount locations in the bottom corners of the 3D wall for wall-based experiments that require tracking.<\/p>\n Specification:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”6DoF Motion Platform” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ open=”on”]<\/p>\n The MP6D-M15450 6-DoF motion platform offers high performance and load capacity in a compact form.\u00a0 The platform is suitable for mounting payloads of up to 1000kg.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Zotac wearable backpack PCs” open=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em” body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em”]<\/p>\n These wearable PCs<\/a> enable the user to wear the PC that the HMD is connected to, giving the user freedom to move around the lab without being tethered to a desktop PC. They are also set up to receive the positional data wirelessly from the OptiTrack camera system.<\/p>\n Specification:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Stone developer PCs” open=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em” body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em”]<\/p>\n These PCs are used for development using Vizard, Unity and Unreal. Steam VR and Oculus home are also installed, so they can be used for both the Rift and Vive HMDs.<\/p>\n Specification:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Dexta Robotics Dexmo Gloves” open=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em” body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em”]<\/p>\n These forced-feedback gloves<\/a> make it possible to feel virtual objects as though they were physical. They are connected by Bluetooth and can be used within Unity and Unreal.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”3D projection system” open=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em” body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em”]<\/p>\n We have a 3.4 x 2.2 metre rear-projected screen to display 2D\/3D stimuli using the Optoma projector<\/a>. This projector is capable of projecting interleaved stereo frames to be viewed using the Optoma ZF2300 3D Glasses, enabling stereoscopic viewing of 3D stimuli on a 2D display surface.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Logitech G29 Driving Force steering wheel ” open=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em” body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em”]<\/p>\n A dedicated steering wheel<\/a> and foot pedals that can be used with driving simulation research, either in VR or using the 3D wall.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Software” open=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” title_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em” body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0em” body_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0em”]<\/p>\n We use three different software programmes for developing and one for motion capture\/ tracking. <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”3.17.6″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Connect Title” module_class=”footer-section” _builder_version=”3.0.90″ background_color=”#1d1d1d” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” global_module=”380″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” global_parent=”380″ parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” parallax_method_3=”off” module_id=”footer-row” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Contact Us Title” global_parent=”380″ _builder_version=”3.0.74″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Contact Us” global_parent=”380″ module_class=”contact-us” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ text_text_color=”#aaaaaa” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off”]<\/p>\n VR2@manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Find Us Title” global_parent=”380″ _builder_version=”3.0.74″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Address” global_parent=”380″ module_id=”address” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark” use_border_color=”off”]<\/p>\n Zochonis building <\/p>\n<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Connect Title” global_parent=”380″ _builder_version=”3.0.74″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code admin_label=”Social Media” global_parent=”380″ _builder_version=”3.17.6″]<\/p>\n\n
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