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| author | Zhou, Xiaoyan Sempere, Natalia Ghavamian, Pooria Rostami, Asreen Matviienko, Andrii |
| author_facet | Zhou, Xiaoyan Sempere, Natalia Ghavamian, Pooria Rostami, Asreen Matviienko, Andrii |
| contents | Micromobility vehicles, such as e-scooters, Segways, skateboards, and unicycles, are increasingly adopted for short-distance travel due to their low weight and low emissions. Despite their growing popularity, we lack controlled, low-risk environments to study rider experiences and performance. While virtual reality (VR) simulators offer a promising approach by reducing safety risks and providing immersive experiences, micromobility simulators remain largely underexplored. We introduce MicroVRide, a modular 4-in-1 VR micromobility simulator that supports e-scooters, Segways, electric unicycles, and one-wheeled skateboards on a single platform. The simulator preserves vehicle-specific physical constraints and control metaphors, enabling the study of diverse riding behaviors with minimal hardware reconfiguration. We contribute the simulator design and report a preliminary within-subject study (N = 12) that demonstrates feasibility and reveals distinct experiential profiles across vehicles. |
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| institution | arXiv |
| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | MicroVRide: Exploring 4-in-1 Virtual Reality Micromobility Simulator Zhou, Xiaoyan Sempere, Natalia Ghavamian, Pooria Rostami, Asreen Matviienko, Andrii Human-Computer Interaction Micromobility vehicles, such as e-scooters, Segways, skateboards, and unicycles, are increasingly adopted for short-distance travel due to their low weight and low emissions. Despite their growing popularity, we lack controlled, low-risk environments to study rider experiences and performance. While virtual reality (VR) simulators offer a promising approach by reducing safety risks and providing immersive experiences, micromobility simulators remain largely underexplored. We introduce MicroVRide, a modular 4-in-1 VR micromobility simulator that supports e-scooters, Segways, electric unicycles, and one-wheeled skateboards on a single platform. The simulator preserves vehicle-specific physical constraints and control metaphors, enabling the study of diverse riding behaviors with minimal hardware reconfiguration. We contribute the simulator design and report a preliminary within-subject study (N = 12) that demonstrates feasibility and reveals distinct experiential profiles across vehicles. |
| title | MicroVRide: Exploring 4-in-1 Virtual Reality Micromobility Simulator |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.10829 |