FiveStar: Ultra-realistic space experience system

Abstract

This paper describes the development of the FiveStar system that provides five senses stimulations to the participant for the creation of ultra-realistic experiences. We performed an upgraded demonstration of the system to evaluate its individual technologies at Asiagraph 2010 in Tokyo. The content of the exhibit was the encounter with a yokai character that produces effects of extra-ordinary interaction between the participant and the imaginary characters. The experiences of participants were investigated as exploratory effort for the elucidation of this type of ultra-reality created in a fantasy world. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.