TY - GEN
T1 - Behind the Curtains
T2 - 2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2022
AU - Hagler, Juergen
AU - Lankes, Michael
AU - Gallist, Nils
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 IEEE.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This paper examines the perceived social presence experienced in social virtual environments (Mozilla Hubs) in a theatre context compared to video-based meeting platforms (MS Teams). To achieve this, we carried out a comparative study, designed a concept for a guided tour, recreated a theatre stage in a virtual reality environment, and granted students access to this stage as a replacement for visiting the location in person. Results show only minor differences between the conditions, which can be attributed to the difficult navigation control scheme provided by the devices (e.g., tablets, smartphones) and the lack of compelling onboarding features. Nonetheless, the proposed submission identifies design potentials of virtual social environments and offers insights into how the examined efforts are perceived both by the guides and students.
AB - This paper examines the perceived social presence experienced in social virtual environments (Mozilla Hubs) in a theatre context compared to video-based meeting platforms (MS Teams). To achieve this, we carried out a comparative study, designed a concept for a guided tour, recreated a theatre stage in a virtual reality environment, and granted students access to this stage as a replacement for visiting the location in person. Results show only minor differences between the conditions, which can be attributed to the difficult navigation control scheme provided by the devices (e.g., tablets, smartphones) and the lack of compelling onboarding features. Nonetheless, the proposed submission identifies design potentials of virtual social environments and offers insights into how the examined efforts are perceived both by the guides and students.
KW - Virtual reality-Social virtual environments-Comparative study-Remote communication and collaboration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85129585535&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/VRW55335.2022.00011
DO - 10.1109/VRW55335.2022.00011
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85129585535
T3 - Proceedings - 2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2022
SP - 19
EP - 22
BT - Proceedings - 2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2022
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 12 March 2022 through 16 March 2022
ER -