Evaluating Human Experiences of Touching Virtual Reality: A State of The Art Review

TY - GEN

T1 - Evaluating Human Experiences of Touching Virtual Reality

T2 - 3rd IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering, MetroXRAINE 2024

AU - Aldhous, Joanna

AU - Sobolewska, Emilia

AU - Webster, Gemma

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 IEEE.

PY - 2024/12/24

Y1 - 2024/12/24

N2 - Technological advances offer the potential for compelling multisensory experiences where users can touch virtuality and interact with one another. However, designing a good user experience (UX) is challenging due to the interdisciplinary and subjective nature of the problem. Technological advances alone are unable to account for human factors or ensure a good experience, making UX evaluation crucial for technology adoption. A state-of-the-art review explores the UX evaluation in practice for virtual experiences using wearable and handheld haptic (touch) devices since the launch of the Oculus in 2018. This review provides insight into the challenges related to user experience evaluations, an extensive overview of the approaches utilized, the dimensions and qualities under examination, and a taxonomy of methods of value to those interested in evaluating user experience for touch in virtual reality. Findings indicate that evaluation methods designed to assess haptic experiences in virtual environments are needed, and qualitative approaches designed to gather direct feedback can inform and improve the development of high-quality experiences.

AB - Technological advances offer the potential for compelling multisensory experiences where users can touch virtuality and interact with one another. However, designing a good user experience (UX) is challenging due to the interdisciplinary and subjective nature of the problem. Technological advances alone are unable to account for human factors or ensure a good experience, making UX evaluation crucial for technology adoption. A state-of-the-art review explores the UX evaluation in practice for virtual experiences using wearable and handheld haptic (touch) devices since the launch of the Oculus in 2018. This review provides insight into the challenges related to user experience evaluations, an extensive overview of the approaches utilized, the dimensions and qualities under examination, and a taxonomy of methods of value to those interested in evaluating user experience for touch in virtual reality. Findings indicate that evaluation methods designed to assess haptic experiences in virtual environments are needed, and qualitative approaches designed to gather direct feedback can inform and improve the development of high-quality experiences.

KW - Evaluation

KW - haptics

KW - methods

KW - review

KW - state-of-the-art

KW - user experience

KW - virtual reality

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85216089182

U2 - 10.1109/MetroXRAINE62247.2024.10797081

DO - 10.1109/MetroXRAINE62247.2024.10797081

M3 - Conference contribution

AN - SCOPUS:85216089182

SN - 9798350378016

SP - 243

EP - 248

BT - 2024 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering, MetroXRAINE 2024 - Proceedings

PB - IEEE

Y2 - 21 October 2024 through 23 October 2024

ER -