A Methodological Approach to User Evaluation and ssessment of a Virtual Environment Hangout
This paper describes the design challenges faced during the development process of user interfaces and the adopted methodological approach to user evaluation and assessment.
June 10, 2015
7th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment 2015
Authors
Marco Pasin (Istituto Superiore Mario Boella)
Antonella Frisiello (Istituto Superiore Mario Boella)
Julie Wall (Queen Mary University of London, UK)
Steven Poulakos (Disney Research)
Aljoscha Smolic (Disney Research)
A Methodological Approach to User Evaluation and Assessment of a Virtual Environment Hangout
Innovation in virtual reality and motion sensing devices is pushing the development of virtual communication platforms towards completely immersive scenarios, which require full user interaction and create complex sensory experiences. This evolution influences user experiences and creates new paradigms for interaction, leading to an increased importance of user evaluation and assessment on new systems interfaces and usability, to validate platform design and development from the users’ point of view. The REVERIE research project aims to develop a virtual environment service for realistic interpersonal interaction. This paper describes the design challenges faced during the development process of user interfaces and the adopted methodological approach to user evaluation and assessment.
