Creating useful, usable and accessible VR design tools: an EUD-based approach

Authors:
J. P. Thalen;M. C. van der Voort
Affiliations:
Laboratory of Design Production and Management, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands;Laboratory of Design Production and Management, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Venue:
IS-EUD'11 Proceedings of the Third international conference on End-user development
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Virtual Reality (VR) tools create an alternative reality in which worlds, objects and characters can be experienced that may not yet be experienced in reality. As such, VR can help product designers in the early stages of the product development process with evaluating virtual product concepts. The current set of VR tools and VR development toolkits however targets programmers and computer experts rather than product designers, thus limiting the adoption of this technology in the field of product design. The research presented in this paper applies End-User Development (EUD) principles to let designers describe, create and evaluate VR design tools that are useful, usable and accessible.