CoplayingVR: Understanding User Experience in Shared Control in Virtual Reality-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

CoplayingVR: Understanding User Experience in Shared Control in Virtual Reality

Published:2024-08-22 Issue:3 Volume:8 Page:1-25
ISSN:2474-9567
Container-title:Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies
language:en
Short-container-title:Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol.

Author:

Zhou Hongyu¹^ORCID,Ayesh Treshan²^ORCID,Fan Chenyu³^ORCID,Sarsenbayeva Zhanna¹^ORCID,Withana Anusha⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. The University of Sydney, School of Computer Science, Australia

2. The University of Sydney, School of Computer Science, Australia and University of Moratuwa, ENTC, Sri Lanka

3. The University of Sydney, School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Australia

4. The University of Sydney, School of Computer Science, Sydney Nano Institute, Australia

Abstract

Shared control of avatars in virtual reality is emerging as a promising method to enhance collaborative interactions. While the literature investigates shared control as an input modality to understand the design of functional experiences, the user experience associated with shared control remains underexplored. In this paper, we investigate the user experience of shared control using a networked VR environment, "CoplayingVR". Through a user study comprised of three gaming tasks in VR with 48 participants, we collect both quantitative and qualitative data on the user experience and performance of shared control. Our findings reveal that the shared control mode significantly improved user experience factors and brought novelty to the play. Furthermore, shared control significantly enhanced the task efficiency for novice users. Finally, we discuss how our findings inform the implications for research and practice of shared control for the growing body of research in VR.

Funder

Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Award

Neurodisability Assist Trust and Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Australia

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Link

https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3678508

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