Comparing Dominant and Non-dominant Hand in Virtual Reality During Bare-Hand Interaction: A Pilot Study

Guillaume Petit; Adam Toth

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-05008-3_38

Comparing Dominant and Non-dominant Hand in Virtual Reality During Bare-Hand Interaction: A Pilot Study

Guillaume Petit, Adam Toth

University of Limerick

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

The goal of this research is to address accessibility issues in Virtual Reality (VR) interaction for users with different motor abilities affecting hand-eye coordination, e.g. users with dyspraxia, or using their non-dominant hand. To this goal, we need to assess upper-limb motion in 3D, during bare-hand interaction. To explore the parameters that can be used for dexterity assessment, we designed a VR prototype and conducted a pilot study to observe effects of hand-dominance during a 3D pointing task in VR as a use-case.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2025 - 20th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, 2025, Proceedings
Editors	Carmelo Ardito, Simone Diniz Junqueira Barbosa, Tayana Conte, André Freire, Isabela Gasparini, Philippe Palanque, Raquel Prates
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	199-203
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9783032050076
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-05008-3_38
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2025
Event	20th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2025 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil Duration: 8 Sep 2025 → 12 Sep 2025

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	16111 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	20th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2025
Country/Territory	Brazil
City	Belo Horizonte
Period	8/09/25 → 12/09/25

Keywords

Hand dominance
Hand Tracking
Pointing task

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-032-05008-3_38

Cite this

Petit, G., & Toth, A. (Accepted/In press). Comparing Dominant and Non-dominant Hand in Virtual Reality During Bare-Hand Interaction: A Pilot Study. In C. Ardito, S. Diniz Junqueira Barbosa, T. Conte, A. Freire, I. Gasparini, P. Palanque, & R. Prates (Eds.), Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2025 - 20th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, 2025, Proceedings (pp. 199-203). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 16111 LNCS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-05008-3_38

Petit, Guillaume ; Toth, Adam. / Comparing Dominant and Non-dominant Hand in Virtual Reality During Bare-Hand Interaction : A Pilot Study. Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2025 - 20th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, 2025, Proceedings. editor / Carmelo Ardito ; Simone Diniz Junqueira Barbosa ; Tayana Conte ; André Freire ; Isabela Gasparini ; Philippe Palanque ; Raquel Prates. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. pp. 199-203 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Comparing Dominant and Non-dominant Hand in Virtual Reality During Bare-Hand Interaction: A Pilot Study. / Petit, Guillaume; Toth, Adam.
Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2025 - 20th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, 2025, Proceedings. ed. / Carmelo Ardito; Simone Diniz Junqueira Barbosa; Tayana Conte; André Freire; Isabela Gasparini; Philippe Palanque; Raquel Prates. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. p. 199-203 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 16111 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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