DocumentCode :
2548196
Title :
A study on the impact of spatial frames of reference on human performance in virtual reality user interfaces
Author :
Bernatchez, Marc ; Robert, Jean-Marc
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. at the Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Quebec
fYear :
2007
fDate :
7-10 Oct. 2007
Firstpage :
2600
Lastpage :
2605
Abstract :
The design of virtual reality user interfaces (VRUI) is still an open field of research and development. One category of VRUI is the 3D floating menus that can be manipulated by users in free space. These menus can contain various controls such as buttons, sliders, and text. This article presents an experimental study that aims at testing the impact of five spatial frames of reference on human performance in VRUI. 15 subjects participated in the study. Wearing a head-mounted display and tracking hardware, they were asked to move a slider on a floating menu in a 3D virtual space. Main results show that the frame of reference has a significant impact on the task execution time and on the user preference.
Keywords :
ergonomics; helmet mounted displays; human factors; tracking; user interfaces; virtual reality; 3D floating menus; 3D virtual space; head-mounted display; human performance; spatial reference frame impact; task execution time; tracking hardware; user preference; virtual reality user interfaces; Control systems; Feedback; Fingers; Hardware; Humans; Jacobian matrices; Surface resistance; User interfaces; Virtual environment; Virtual reality;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2007. ISIC. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0990-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0991-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2007.4414091
Filename :
4414091
Link To Document :
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