A Fast Avatar Calibration Method for Virtual Environments Using Six 6-DOF Trackers

In this paper we present a fast and easy calibration procedure which allows us to accurately determine anthropometric proportion data of the user’s body for use in a body avatar representation in virtual reality. Other procedures for such a calibration typically use many additional devices (comparable to expensive motion capturing systems) to determine body proportions - our procedure only uses six 6-DOF tracking devices, of which one is the VR-HMD. In addition to the procedure, we also evaluate the impact of a calibrated avatar versus an uncalibrated one on the user’s experience in the virtual environment.