Clonemator is a virtual reality (VR) system allowing users to create their avatar clones and configure them spatially and temporally, forming automators to accomplish complex tasks. In particular, clones can (1) freeze at a user's body pose as static objects, (2) synchronously mimic the user's movement, and (3) replay a sequence of the user's actions in a period of time later. Combined with traditional techniques such as scaling, positional rearrangement, group selection, and duplication, Clonemator enables users to iteratively develop customized and reusable solutions by breaking down complex tasks into a sequence of collaborations with clones. This bypasses implementing dedicated interaction techniques or scripts while allowing flexible interactions in VR applications. We demonstrate the flexibility of Clonemator with several examples and validate its usability and effectiveness through a preliminary user study. Finally, we discuss the potential of Clonemator in VR applications such as gaming mechanisms, spatial interaction techniques, and multi-robot control and provide our insights for future research.

翻译：克隆执行器（Clonemator）是一种虚拟现实（VR）系统，允许用户创建自身的化身克隆，并在空间和时间维度上对其进行配置，形成自动化体以完成复杂任务。具体而言，克隆能够：（1）冻结为用户身体姿态的静态对象；（2）同步模仿用户的运动；（3）在后续时间段内回放用户的一系列动作。结合缩放、位置重排、群组选择与复制等传统技术，克隆执行器使用户能够通过将复杂任务分解为与克隆协作的序列，迭代开发定制化且可复用的解决方案。这避免了实现专用交互技术或脚本的需求，同时允许在VR应用中进行灵活交互。我们通过多个示例展示了克隆执行器的灵活性，并通过初步用户研究验证了其可用性与有效性。最后，我们探讨了克隆执行器在VR应用（如游戏机制、空间交互技术与多机器人控制）中的潜力，并为未来研究提供了见解。