A Survey of Usability Evaluation in Virtual Environments: Classification and Comparison of Methods

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dc.contributorVirginia Techen
dc.contributor.authorBowman, Douglas A.en
dc.contributor.authorGabbard, Joseph L.en
dc.contributor.authorHix, Deborahen
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Scienceen
dc.date.accessed2014-02-05en
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-21T14:20:15Zen
dc.date.available2014-02-21T14:20:15Zen
dc.date.issued2002-08-01en
dc.description.abstractVirtual environments (VEs) are a relatively new type of human-computer interface in which users perceive and act in a three-dimensional world. The designers of such systems cannot rely solely on design guidelines for traditional two-dimensional interfaces, so usability evaluation is crucial for VEs. This paper presents an overview of VE usability evaluation to organize and critically analyze diverse work from this field. First, we discuss some of the issues that differentiate VE usability evaluation from evaluation of traditional user interfaces such as GUIs. We also present a review of some VE evaluation methods currently in use, and discuss a simple classification space for VE usability evaluation methods. This classification space provides a structured means for comparing evaluation methods according to three key characteristics: involvement of representative users, context of evaluation, and types of results produced. Finally, to illustrate these concepts, we compare two existing evaluation approaches: testbed evaluation (Bowman, Johnson, & Hodges, 1999) and sequential evaluation (Gabbard, Hix, & Swan, 1999).en
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dc.identifier.citationBowman, Doug A.; Gabbard, Joseph L.; Hix, Deborah. "A Survey of Usability Evaluation in Virtual Environments: Classification and Comparison of Methods," Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, August 2002, Vol. 11, No. 4, Pages 404-424 doi:10.1162/105474602760204309en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1162/105474602760204309en
dc.identifier.issn1054-7460en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/25502en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/105474602760204309en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherMIT Pressen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectUser-centered designen
dc.subjectPresence questionnaireen
dc.subjectRealityen
dc.titleA Survey of Usability Evaluation in Virtual Environments: Classification and Comparison of Methodsen
dc.title.serialPresence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environmentsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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