Inmersidra: Immersive virtual reality cider-pouring experience

Inmersidra was created to explore the potential of virtual reality as an interface for controlling real-world devices and equipment, taking as its application case a tradition unique to Asturias: pouring cider.

The objectives of the project are:

• To develop a virtual reality experience that faithfully reproduces the gesture of pouring cider.
• To connect the virtual environment to a physical device capable of reproducing in real time the result of the virtual action.
• To demonstrate the potential of virtual reality as an interface for controlling physical equipment.

The areas on which Inmersidra is built are:

• Cyber-physical experience: a connection between the virtual reality environment and a physical device attached to a bottle, which immediately brings the culín generated in the digital world into the real world.
• Gamification: a score calculated from the height of the bottle and the point on the glass where the cider hits, with a ranking that lets each participant compare themselves with those who have already played.
• Technology demonstrator: Inmersidra works as a "serious game" that illustrates in a tangible way the possibilities of virtual reality applied to controlling physical devices.

CTIC develops Inmersidra as its own initiative, drawing on its experience in virtual reality, cyber-physical systems, and gamification to give technological value to an Asturian cultural tradition.