Virtual Wearables: Envisioning Future Scenarios for Wearables in Extended Reality Environments

Abstract

Extended reality systems are among the most prominent environments<br/>of today’s entertainment. They are wearable systems and there are<br/>many other supportive wearables that are designed to go together with XR<br/>devices such as haptic gloves or full–body suits. However, applications are<br/>usually limited to tactile feedback and the collection of the body data and<br/>other strong parts of wearables are neglected. These strong parts, according<br/>to previous studies, are the performative, social and interactive features of<br/>wearables. In this chapter, we will introduce those in detail and envision future<br/>uses for XR wearables drawing on this knowledge.