Quantifying the Effects of Working in VR for One Week
| Autor: | Verena Biener, Snehanjali Kalamkar, Negar Nouri, Eyal Ofek, Michel Pahud, John J. Dudley, Jinghui Hu, Per Ola Kristensson, Maheshya Weerasinghe, Klen Copic Pucihar, Matjaz Kljun, Stephan Streuber, Jens Grubert |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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FOS: Computer and information sciences
User-Computer Interface I.3.7 Signal Processing Computer Graphics Virtual Reality Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction Humans Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design Software Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) |
| Zdroj: | IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 28:3810-3820 |
| ISSN: | 2160-9306 1077-2626 |
| Popis: | Virtual Reality (VR) provides new possibilities for modern knowledge work. However, the potential advantages of virtual work environments can only be used if it is feasible to work in them for an extended period of time. Until now, there are limited studies of long-term effects when working in VR. This paper addresses the need for understanding such long-term effects. Specifically, we report on a comparative study (n=16), in which participants were working in VR for an entire week -- for five days, eight hours each day -- as well as in a baseline physical desktop environment. This study aims to quantify the effects of exchanging a desktop-based work environment with a VR-based environment. Hence, during this study, we do not present the participants with the best possible VR system but rather a setup delivering a comparable experience to working in the physical desktop environment. The study reveals that, as expected, VR results in significantly worse ratings across most measures. Among other results, we found concerning levels of simulator sickness, below average usability ratings and two participants dropped out on the first day using VR, due to migraine, nausea and anxiety. Nevertheless, there is some indication that participants gradually overcame negative first impressions and initial discomfort. Overall, this study helps lay the groundwork for subsequent research, by clearly highlighting current shortcomings and identifying opportunities for improving the experience of working in VR. 11 pages |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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