Title :
Tech-note: Vtrail: Supporting trailblazing in virtual environments
Author :
Iaboni, D. ; MacGregor, Carolyn
Author_Institution :
Syst. Design Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Abstract :
Trails are a proven means of improving performance in virtual environments (VE) but there is very little understanding or support for the role of the trailblazer. The Use-IT Lab is currently designing a tool, the VTrail system, to support trailblazing in VE´s. The objective of this document is to introduce the concept of trailblazing, present the initial prototype for a tool designed specifically to support trailblazing and discuss results from an initial usability study.
Keywords :
user interfaces; virtual reality; Use-IT Lab; VTrail system; trailblazing; virtual environments; Chromium; Design engineering; Displays; Human factors; Navigation; Prototypes; Systems engineering and theory; Usability; User interfaces; Virtual environment; trailblazing; virtual environments; wayfinding;
Conference_Titel :
3D User Interfaces, 2009. 3DUI 2009. IEEE Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3965-2
DOI :
10.1109/3DUI.2009.4811209
