Usability Evaluation of Intuitive Interactions in Virtual Environments

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Abstract

Virtual reality (VR) has rapidly evolved into a transformative technology with vast potential for applications in diverse domains, from entertainment to education and health care. One of the critical challenges in harnessing the full power of VR lies in creating seamless and intuitive interactions between users and virtual environments. This paper explores the concept of intuitive interaction in VR, aiming to enhance user engagement and overall user experience by comparing three developed VR and augmented reality (AR) applications. The role of hand tracking, controllers, and haptic feedback in immersion and sense of presence is examined. Ten participants use each of the applications without any instructions on the interaction. Usability is measured for the experienced applications by the users. Results showcase the best ease of use and usable application with intuitive interaction and visual fidelity. The results emphasize the need for naturalistic and user-friendly interactions with interfaces for widespread audiences of VR. The immersion and the sense of presence are obtained through qualitative feedback from the participants and showcase the need for visual and audio fidelity along with intuitive interactions to induce immersion and presence.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInnovations in Computational Intelligence and Computer Vision - Proceedings of ICICV 2024
EditorsSatyabrata Roy, Deepak Sinwar, Nilanjan Dey, Thinagaran Perumal, João Manuel R. S. Tavares
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages183-190
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9789819769940
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event4th International Conference on Innovations in Computational Intelligence and Computer Vision, ICICV 2024 - Jaipur, India
Duration: 10-04-202411-04-2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume1116 LNNS
ISSN (Print)2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)2367-3389

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Innovations in Computational Intelligence and Computer Vision, ICICV 2024
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityJaipur
Period10-04-2411-04-24

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Signal Processing
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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