Automatic Data Acquisition and Visualization for Usability Evaluations of Virtual Reality Systems

Roland Holm, Markus Priglinger, Erwin Stauder, Jens Jürgen Volkert, Roland Wagner

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Abstract

Evaluating the usability of a Virtual Reality system is a common practice nowadays. However, gathering and analyzing the necessary data are time-consuming tasks and sometimes involve inconvenient changes to the system. The VR-based safety training system SAVE suffered from this problem. Therefore, independent modules have been developed to acquire and visualize usability relevant data to allow extensive evaluation sessions to be performed efficiently. Interaction and simulation data is acquired automatically and joined with external physiological data to be visualized inside a complete 3D representation of the training scenario. Visualizations can be performed in real-time while acquiring the data during a session, or from recorded data after the session has been completed. Because the visualization is coupled with a VR authoring tool, it is also possible to analyze the usability of a VR scenario and perform changes instantly.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEUROGRAPHICS 2002
Number of pages9
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2002

Fields of science

  • 102001 Artificial intelligence
  • 102006 Computer supported cooperative work (CSCW)
  • 102010 Database systems
  • 102014 Information design
  • 102015 Information systems
  • 102016 IT security
  • 102028 Knowledge engineering
  • 102019 Machine learning
  • 102022 Software development
  • 102025 Distributed systems
  • 502007 E-commerce
  • 505002 Data protection
  • 506002 E-government
  • 509018 Knowledge management
  • 202007 Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
  • 102033 Data mining
  • 102035 Data science

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