Enhance Flight Experience Through Wind-based Cross-modal Effect

Realizing an immersive flight experience in the field of virtual reality is of great interest in both academia and industry. Existing methods tend to achieve this by providing an intuitive sense of motion or physically suspending the user. However, these methods often place a significant demand on the user's physical space or impose various restrictions on user interactions. In this study, we propose a new method that is expected to enhance the flight experience by achieving the sensation of floating without suspending the user. To do this, we developed a wind-based device that can give airflow stimulation to the soles of the user's feet. A preliminary user study has been conducted, laying the foundation for our future works.