The instruments

The applications offered by IREPA will fully exploit the potential offered by modern All-In-One Head Mounted Displays (HMDs), with inside-out tracking. These wearable devices that allow the user to enjoy an immersive Virtual Reality experience are equipped with an internal battery and are completely autonomous since to use an application it is sufficient to install it in a similar way to what happens on smartphones.

 

Specifically, we have identified two potential candidates developed by Meta Reality Labs (formerly Oculus) chosen for their ease of use, high quality graphics and the ability to integrate numerous sensors for the analysis of human-machine interactions and their low cost: the Meta Quest 2/3, and the Meta Quest Pro. The latter in particular appears to be a more interesting tool from a diagnostic point of view. The device is in fact equipped with a greater number of sensors, among which those for real-time tracking of facial expressions stand out (which allows eye contact and a more natural and pleasant interaction), the one for tracking hand movements (allowing more natural manipulations eliminating the need for controllers) or those for tracking eye movements (eye tracking) which allow you to monitor and evaluate the visual exploration of subjects and the underlying cognitive processes connected to it (e.g. attention, learning).