[D74] Haptic turk: A motion platform based on people

Motion platforms are used to increase the realism of virtual interaction. Unfortunately, their size and weight is proportional to what they actuate. We present haptic turk, a different approach to motion platforms that is light and mobile. The key idea is to replace motors and mechanical components with humans. All haptic turk setups consist of a player who is supported by one or more “turkers”. The player enjoys an interactive expe-rience, such as a flight simulation. The motion in the player's experience is generated by the turkers who manually lift, tilt, and push the player's limbs or torso. To get the timing and force right, timed motion instructions in a format familiar from rhythm games are dis-played on turkers' mobile devices, which they attach to the player's body. We also present an immersive set-up based on a head-mounted display.