The Role of Physical Props in VR Climbing Environments

Schulz, Peter; Alexandrovsky, Dmitry; Putze, Felix; Malaka, Rainer; Schöning, Johannes

doi:10.1145/3290605.3300413

Cited by 28 publications

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“…Similarly, Bystrom et al contend, that the relationship between presence and performance is task-specific and performance only increases with greater presence if the latter is relevant for the task [13]. However, a substantial body of research shows evidence that the immersive characteristics of a VE can promote task performance [62,71,94], learning outcomes [1,16,17,57] and therapy effects [15,23,41,31].…”

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confidence: 99%

Breaking The Experience: Effects of Questionnaires in VR User Studies

Putze

Alexandrovsky

Putze

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Questionnaires are among the most common research tools in virtual reality (VR) evaluations and user studies. However, transitioning from virtual worlds to the physical world to respond to VR experience questionnaires can potentially lead to systematic biases. Administering questionnaires in VR (INVRQS) is becoming more common in contemporary research. This is based on the intuitive notion that INVRQS may ease participation, reduce the Break in Presence (BIP) and avoid biases. In this paper, we perform a systematic investigation into the effects of interrupting the VR experience through questionnaires using physiological data as a continuous and objective measure of presence. In a user study (n=50), we evaluated question-asking procedures using a VR shooter with two different levels of immersion. The users rated their player experience with a questionnaire either inside or outside of VR. Our results indicate a reduced BIP for the employed INVRQ without affecting the self-reported player experience.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Breaking The Experience: Effects of Questionnaires in VR User Studies

Putze

Alexandrovsky

Putze

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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“…A number of studies have shown that haptic feedback fosters embodied interaction, presence and immersion in virtual environments (e.g. [2,5,14,34,35]). Generally, this feedback is provided either by active or passive haptics.…”

Section: Haptics In Virtual Environmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Does It Feel Real?

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Reinschluessel

Drewes

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Professionals in domains like film, theater, or architecture often rely on physical models to visualize spaces. With virtual reality (VR) new tools are available providing immersive experiences with correct perceptions of depth and scale. However, these lack the tangibility of physical models. Using tangible objects in VR can close this gap but creates the challenges of producing suitable objects and interacting with them with only the virtual objects visible. This work addresses these challenges by evaluating tangibles with three haptic fidelities: equal disc-shaped tangibles for all virtual objects, Lego-built tangibles, and 3D-printed tangibles resembling the virtual shapes. We present results from a comparative study on immersion, performance, and intuitive interaction and interviews with domain experts. The results show that 3D-printed objects perform best, but Lego offers a good trade-off between fast creation of tangibles and sufficient fidelity. The experts rate our approach as useful and would use all three versions. CCS CONCEPTS • Human-centered computing → Virtual reality; Haptic devices; User studies;

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“…The use of haptic thermal feedback as an interaction mechanism within VR technologies is an emerging interest to increase the engagement and feeling of immersion for the user [4,10,12,13,19,22]. One aspect that was challenging was to define the number of heat elements to use and their placement on the user.…”

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confidence: 99%