Steven Feiner Lab
In collaborative virtual environments, users often need to perform tasks that require coordinated action between multiple parties. Some cases involve symmetric collaboration, where users work together on equal footing, while others involve asymmetric collaboration, where one user may have more experience or capabilities than another (for example, one user may guide another in completing a task).
We have developed a multi-user virtual reality system that supports both types of interactions. In this system, two collaborating users, whether they are in the same location or remote, can manipulate the same virtual objects in a physics simulation. These tasks require low latency networking to be performed successfully.
Currently, we are applying this approach to motor rehabilitation, where a therapist and patient work together. It is important to have low latency communication in this context to ensure smooth and effective collaboration.