An empirical comparison of first-person shooter information displays: HUDs, diegetic displays, and spatial representations

Video Game Interfaces and Diegesis: The Impact on Experts and Novices’ Performance and Experience in Virtual Reality

“…The lack of effect on performance among experts runs counter to earlier findings (Iacovides et al, 2015, Peacocke et al, 2018. However, the superiority of the diegetic interface in terms of performance facilitation tends to confirm what was expected about the attention distribution.…”

Diegetic Tool Management in a Virtual Reality Training Simulation

“…However, previous research has shown that use of diegetic user interfaces can enhance users' sense of absorption and engagement with systems using 2D displays (e.g. [11,23]), and similarly that high fidelity movement-based controls can enhance users' sense of presence in games [16,33].…”

“…Similarly, Peacocke et al [22] found that players of a shooter game experienced increased sense of immersion, and better performance, when using a diegetic ammunition counter, rather than a head-up display. Extending this to other types of ingame information [23], they concluded that player performance can be (but is not always) improved by diegetic information displays. In contrast, Pfister and Ghellal [24] found higher levels of immersion for a platform game when using non-diegetic interface elements.…”

“…Examples from the literature include Salomoni et al [30], who created a diegetic menu interface for a VR game by placing it on a tablet device that appeared as an object within the game world. Similarly, Peacocke et al [23] created a diegetic ammunition counter for a shooter game running on a 2D display by placing the counter directly on the player's gun. Previous research suggests that diegetic user interfaces can contribute positively to user experience, engagement, and sense of immersion (e.g.…”

Influence of visual background complexity and task difficulty on action video game players’ performance

“…Information is displayed in several modalities, but the visual channel is generally emphasized [11]. Typically, visual interfaces of video games include a main action area where players see the objects they interact with (e.g., avatars, enemies, targets), a scene background that may be complex or moving (e.g., building interiors, landscapes) and contextual information overlaid in a head-up display (e.g., score, status bar) [12][13][14].…”