Facets of Virtual Environments. First International Conference, FaVE 2009, Berlin, Germany, July 27-29, 2009, Revised Selected Papers

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Usability Issues of an Augmented Virtuality Environment for Design

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-11743-5_12,
        author={Xiangyu Wang and Irene Chen},
        title={Usability Issues of an Augmented Virtuality Environment for Design},
        proceedings={Facets of Virtual Environments. First International Conference, FaVE 2009, Berlin, Germany, July 27-29, 2009, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={FAVE},
        year={2012},
        month={5},
        keywords={Augmented Virtuality Mixed Reality Virtual Environments},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-11743-5_12}
    }
    
  • Xiangyu Wang
    Irene Chen
    Year: 2012
    Usability Issues of an Augmented Virtuality Environment for Design
    FAVE
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11743-5_12
Xiangyu Wang1,*, Irene Chen1,*
  • 1: The University of Sydney
*Contact email: x.wang@arch.usyd.edu.au, IreneRui.Chen@gmail.com

Abstract

This paper presents a usability evaluation of an Augmented Virtuality (AV)-based system dedicated for design. The philosophy behind the concept of the system is discussed based on the dimensions of transportation and artificiality in shared-space technologies. This system is introduced as a method that allows users to experience the real remote environment without the need of physically visiting the actual place. Such experience is realized by using AV technology to enrich the virtual counterparts of the place with captured real images from the real environment. The combination of the physicality reality and virtual reality provides key landmarks or features of the to-be-visited place, live video streams of the remote participants, and 3D virtual design geometry. The focus of this paper describes the implementation and a usability evaluation of the system in its current state and also discusses the limitations, issues and challenges of this AV system.