Climbing MonkeyUsing VR to Assist Rock Climbing
Overview
Beginner climbers often struggle to receive effective guidance: instructors explain weight shifting and hand placements from a third-person perspective, yet these instructions can be difficult to follow when novices are climbing from a first-person view. Routes that appear clear from the ground also become difficult to distinguish once on the wall.
Beginner climbers often struggle to receive effective guidance: instructors explain weight shifting and hand placements from a third-person perspective, yet these instructions can be difficult to follow when novices are climbing from a first-person view. Routes that appear clear from the ground also become difficult to distinguish once on the wall.
To address this gap between third-person instruction and first-person experience, I designed a VR-assisted climbing application that provides intuitive first-person guidance during climbs. The system also allows users to leave notes on specific routes, offering practical cues for subsequent climbers to better understand movements and path choices.
DurationApr 2023 – May 2023 (1 month)
InstructorJing Liang (Tongji University)