Usability tests for improvement of 3D navigation in multiscale environments

Authors:
Tathiane Mendonça Andrade;Daniel Ribeiro Trindade;Eduardo Ribeiro Silva;Alberto Barbosa Raposo;Simone Diniz Junqueira Barbosa
Affiliations:
Department of Informatics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;Department of Informatics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;Department of Informatics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;Department of Informatics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;Department of Informatics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Venue:
HCD'11 Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Human centered design
Year:
2011

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Abstract

The interest in virtual 3D environments has increased in the past years due to the popularization of the technology and the huge human ability to visually convey and grasp information. However, unlike the real world, 3D navigation, especially in multiscale environments, is no longer natural to humans, becoming confusing and resulting in unpleasant experiences. To improve the quality of the users' navigation in and across multiscale 3D environments, three techniques were developed, based on a structure called cubemap. The 3D application chosen to apply these techniques was the Petrobras 3D System for Integrated Visualization in Exploration and Production (SiVIEP). This paper describes and reports the evaluation of these three techniques, using usability tests, which were performed to validate the more adaptable solution, ensuring the efficiency of the proposed techniques in assisting and facilitating the task of 3D navigation.