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Inside looking out or outside looking in?: an evaluation of visualisation modalities to support the creation of a substitutional virtual environment

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Jose F. Garcia,

Adalberto L. Simeone,

Matthew Higgins,

Vaughan PowellAuthors Info & Claims

AVI '18: Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces

Article No.: 29, Pages 1 - 8

https://doi.org/10.1145/3206505.3206529

Published: 29 May 2018 Publication History

Abstract

Current Virtual Reality systems only allow users to draw a rectangular perimeter to mark the room-scale area they intend to use. Domestic environments can include furniture and other obstacles that hinder the ease with which users can naturally walk. By leveraging the benefits of passive haptics, users can match physical objects with virtual counterparts, to create substitutional environments. In this paper we explore two visualisation modalities to aid in the creation of a coarse virtual representation of the physical environment, by marking out the volumes of space where physical obstacles are located, to support the substitution process. Our study investigates whether this process is better supported by an inside-looking-out 3D User Interface (that is, viewing the outside world while immersed in Virtual Reality) or from an outside-looking-in one (while viewing the Virtual Environment through an external device, such as a tablet). Results show that the immersive option resulted in better accuracy and was the one with the highest overall preference ratings.

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Index Terms

Inside looking out or outside looking in?: an evaluation of visualisation modalities to support the creation of a substitutional virtual environment
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Virtual reality
    2. Interaction techniques

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AVI '18: Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces

May 2018

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ISBN:9781450356169

DOI:10.1145/3206505

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Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
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Auda JGruenefeld UFaltaous SMayer SSchneegass S(2023)A Scoping Survey on Cross-reality SystemsACM Computing Surveys10.1145/361653656:4(1-38)Online publication date: 21-Oct-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3616536
Cools REsteves ASimeone A(2022)Blending Spaces: Cross-Reality Interaction Techniques for Object Transitions Between Distinct Virtual and Augmented Realities2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR)10.1109/ISMAR55827.2022.00069(528-537)Online publication date: Oct-2022
https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR55827.2022.00069
Cheng LOfek EHolz CWilson A(2019)VRoamer: Generating On-The-Fly VR Experiences While Walking inside Large, Unknown Real-World Building Environments2019 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR)10.1109/VR.2019.8798074(359-366)Online publication date: Mar-2019
https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2019.8798074

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