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3D Collaborative User Interfaces : exploration of interaction techniques| old_uid | 7433 |
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| title | 3D Collaborative User Interfaces : exploration of interaction techniques |
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| start_date | 2009/10/12 |
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| schedule | 14h |
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| online | no |
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| summary | A collaborative virtual environment (CVE) allows multiple and distributed users to interact and explore the same virtual world. 3D techniques and interaction metaphors have been developed in order to support interactions in CVEs. In this talk, we report some results of our research on the affordances of 3D navigation techniques in CVE. We explore the effect of navigation metaphors on the perception of the collaborative effort, awareness and satisfaction. 40 subjects were grouped in pairs to perform a collaborative navigation task under 3 conditions: MAP, AVATAR and LIGHT. The Light condition lead to better results then the AVATAR condition which itself let to better results then the MAP condition across the three measures. With significant difference obtained between the LIGHT condition and the MAP condition. Our results suggest that giving users a direct control of their actions positively influences their perception of collaborative effort and level of awareness. Additionally, a direct visual feedback for the point of view of the partner is beneficial for awareness. These findings provide a basis for designing 3D navigation techniques in a CVE. |
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