Redirected Walking

Redirected walking is a potential option when your experience needs a lot of world space since you’re designing the application so that people think they’re walking around a large space, when in reality they are walking on a circular path in a small, physical space.

man walking down a long curved passageway
Redirected Walking

Moving Around in VR: Redirected Walking

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As we covered in my last article on locomotion, real walking is by far the best and most natural method of locomotion for virtual environments since it doesn’t have a learning curve, and poses the least risk for motion sickness. However, when your experience needs a lot of world space, it’s not always a practical

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