Title :
Poster: Evaluation of Wayfinding Aid Techniques in Multi-Level Virtual Environments
Author :
Bacim, Felipe ; Trombetta, Andre ; Rieder, Rafael ; Pinho, Marcio
Author_Institution :
PUCRS, Porto Alegre
Abstract :
This work deals with the evaluation of wayfinding aid techniques in multi-level virtual environments. The evaluation was accomplished through the development of two applications that implement four of the most commonly used wayfinding aid techniques (maps, compasses, landmarks and signs) and tested with two groups of users in two different experiments. The test results showed that compass is the technique which demanded less cognitive effort and that experience with games affects positively the users´ performance.
Keywords :
user interfaces; virtual reality; compass technique; landmark technique; map technique; multilevel virtual environments; sign technique; wayfinding aid techniques; Computer graphics; Computer science; Electronic mail; Floors; Multimedia systems; Navigation; Testing; Topology; Virtual environment; Virtual reality; H.5.1 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: Multimedia Information Systems¿Artificial, Augmented, and Virtual Realities; I.3.6 [Computer Graphics]: Methodology and Techniques¿Interaction Techniques; Wayfinding aids techniques; navigation in virtual environments; virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
3D User Interfaces, 2008. 3DUI 2008. IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Reno, NE
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2047-6
DOI :
10.1109/3DUI.2008.4476608
