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- Title
A Subjective and Behavioral Assessment of Affordances in Virtual Architectural Walkthroughs.
- Authors
Hameed, Asim; Perkis, Andrew
- Abstract
Immersive technologies, such as VR, offer first-person experiences using depth perception and spatial awareness that elucidate a sense of space impossible with traditional visualization techniques. This paper looks beyond the visual aspects and towards understanding the experiential aspects of two popular uses of VR in 3D architectural visualization: a "passive walkthrough" and an "interactive walkthrough". We designed a within-subject experiment to measure the user-perceived quality for both experiences. All participants (N = 34) were exposed to both scenarios and afterwards responded to a post-experience questionnaire; meanwhile, their physical activity and simple active behaviors were also recorded. Results indicate that while the fully immersive-interactive experience rendered a heightened sense of presence in users, overt behaviors (movement and gesture) did not change for users. We discuss the potential use of subjective assessments and user behavior analysis to understand user-perceived experiential quality inside virtual environments, which should be useful in building taxonomies and designing affordances that best fit these environments.
- Subjects
BEHAVIORAL assessment; SPACE perception; DEPTH perception; VISUALIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; PHYSICAL activity
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 17, p7846
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app11177846