How do VR treadmills affect immersion when leg movement doesn't match?

[Emily.L]

I finally got a proper VR treadmill and tried it with a few locomotion-heavy games, but I’m finding the disconnect between my legs moving and my virtual body not quite matching my stride to be a constant distraction. Has anyone else who uses one found that it pulls you out of the experience more than it adds to it?

[Nathan_R]

Yep, that disconnect hits me too. When my legs are really moving, the avatar still feels off and I end up thinking about the mismatch instead of the game.

[KevinR]

I've stuck with it through a few games, and the drift in how the body lines up with the motion is the distraction that sticks. Sometimes I just end up shifting my weight hoping it helps, and it usually makes things worse.

[Stephen61]

Do you think the core issue is the avatar leg rig or is it simply tracking latency creeping in? I keep bouncing between ideas and nothing feels settled.

[Mason_J]

I drifted into thinking maybe it’s not the treadmill at all but the game’s animation pacing. In one title the feet matched pretty well for a while, in another the same motion felt alien. It’s hard to pin down.