Appropriate control methods for mobile virtual exhibitions
It is becoming popular to render art exhibitions in Virtual Reality (VR). Many of these are used to deliver at-home experiences on peoples’ own mobile devices, however, control options on mobile VR systems are necessarily less flexible than those of situated VR fixtures. In this paper, we present a...
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| description | It is becoming popular to render art exhibitions in Virtual Reality (VR). Many of these are used to deliver at-home experiences on peoples’ own mobile devices, however, control options on mobile VR systems are necessarily less flexible than those of situated VR fixtures. In this paper, we present a study that explores aspects of control in such VR exhibitions - specifically comparing ‘on rails’ movement with ‘free’ movement.We also expand the concept of museum audio guides to better suit the VR medium, exploring the possibility of embodied characterguides. We compare these controllable guides with a more traditional audio-guide. The study uses interviews to explore users’ experience qualitatively, as well as questionnaires addressing both user experience and simulator sickness. The results suggest that users generally prefer to have control over both their movement and the guide, however, if relinquishing movement control, they prefer the uncontrolled guide. The paper presents three key findings: (1) users prefer to be able to directly control their movement; (2) this does not make a notable difference to simulator sickness; (3) embodied guides are potentially a good way to deliver additional information in VR exhibition settings. |
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| spelling | nottingham-560202019-01-31T13:35:54Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/56020/ Appropriate control methods for mobile virtual exhibitions Li, Yue Tennent, Paul Cobb, Sue It is becoming popular to render art exhibitions in Virtual Reality (VR). Many of these are used to deliver at-home experiences on peoples’ own mobile devices, however, control options on mobile VR systems are necessarily less flexible than those of situated VR fixtures. In this paper, we present a study that explores aspects of control in such VR exhibitions - specifically comparing ‘on rails’ movement with ‘free’ movement.We also expand the concept of museum audio guides to better suit the VR medium, exploring the possibility of embodied characterguides. We compare these controllable guides with a more traditional audio-guide. The study uses interviews to explore users’ experience qualitatively, as well as questionnaires addressing both user experience and simulator sickness. The results suggest that users generally prefer to have control over both their movement and the guide, however, if relinquishing movement control, they prefer the uncontrolled guide. The paper presents three key findings: (1) users prefer to be able to directly control their movement; (2) this does not make a notable difference to simulator sickness; (3) embodied guides are potentially a good way to deliver additional information in VR exhibition settings. Springer 2018-12-13 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/56020/1/Appropriate%20Control%20Methods%20for%20Mobile%20Virtual%20Exhibitions.pdf Li, Yue, Tennent, Paul and Cobb, Sue (2018) Appropriate control methods for mobile virtual exhibitions. In: VR Technologies in Cultural Heritage. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 904 (904). Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 165-183. ISBN 978-3-030-05819-7 Virtual Reality; Virtual exhibitions; Guide systems; Mobile control https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-05819-7_13 doi:10.1007/978-3-030-05819-7_13 doi:10.1007/978-3-030-05819-7_13 |
| spellingShingle | Virtual Reality; Virtual exhibitions; Guide systems; Mobile control Li, Yue Tennent, Paul Cobb, Sue Appropriate control methods for mobile virtual exhibitions |
| title | Appropriate control methods for mobile virtual exhibitions |
| title_full | Appropriate control methods for mobile virtual exhibitions |
| title_fullStr | Appropriate control methods for mobile virtual exhibitions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Appropriate control methods for mobile virtual exhibitions |
| title_short | Appropriate control methods for mobile virtual exhibitions |
| title_sort | appropriate control methods for mobile virtual exhibitions |
| topic | Virtual Reality; Virtual exhibitions; Guide systems; Mobile control |
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