An evaluation of physical affordances in augmented virtual environments: Dataset grounding and magic lens

Leonard D. Brown, Hong Hua

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Abstract

In this paper, we quantify the effects of two physical affordances on user interaction in an augmented virtual environment: the grounding of datasets on a workbench and the augmentation of a Magic Lens interface tool. We investigated the effects of these affordances on subjects' performance and behavior in an information gathering task. Our results indicated that grounding had a significant main effect and that there was significant interaction between grounding and interface factors. Specifically, subjects tended to perform better with some level of affordance than none at all, although performance with grounded datasets decreased in the presence of augmented Magic Lens. Further, both affordance factors influenced behavior by reducing head mobility.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationVR 2010 - IEEE Virtual Reality 2010, Proceedings
Pages23-26
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
EventIEEE Virtual Reality 2010, VR 2010 - Waltham, MA, United States
Duration: Mar 20 2010Mar 24 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE Virtual Reality

Other

OtherIEEE Virtual Reality 2010, VR 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWaltham, MA
Period3/20/103/24/10

Keywords

  • Affordance
  • Augmented reality
  • H.5.2 [information interfaces and presentation]: user interfaces - evaluation/methodology
  • Interface
  • Usability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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