Techniques for Using Virtual Reality Simulations for Self-Defense Skill Development

10 pages•Published: March 1, 2021

Abstract

KickVR is a training simulation designed to teach self-defense. With realistic training and a user-friendly guide, its aim is to help users learn how to better defend themselves in the real-world. Although the chances of being in a scenario where one may need self- defense are relatively low, self-defense is an important skill to have. The goal is to enable users to learn self-defense even if they do not have the time to attend in-person classes or do not have self-defense classes in their region. Virtual reality provides convenient access to self-defense training for users in their own homes. It also provides the feeling of realism by implementing the use of hand-tracking. The user’s real-world hands are rendered for the self-defense simulation rather than using Oculus hand controllers. This document will cover the current implemented features of KickVR and offer suggestions on areas of improvement based on an internal and external evaluation of software limitations.

Keyphrases: simulations, software engineering, virtual reality

In: Alex Redei, Rui Wu and Frederick Harris (editors). SEDE 2020. 29th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering, vol 76, pages 66-75.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/CQKd
	https://doi.org/10.29007/bvjn

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{SEDE2020:Techniques_Using_Virtual_Reality,
  author    = {John Apo and Alexander Redei},
  title     = {Techniques for Using Virtual Reality Simulations for Self-Defense Skill Development},
  booktitle = {SEDE 2020. 29th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering},
  editor    = {Alex Redei and Rui Wu and Frederick Harris},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Computing},
  volume    = {76},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2398-7340},
  url       = {/publications/paper/CQKd},
  doi       = {10.29007/bvjn},
  pages     = {66-75},
  year      = {2021}}

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