Immersiveness and Symmetry in Copresent Scenarios

Authors:
Ilona Heldal;Anthony Steed;Ann-Sofie Axelsson;Josef Widestrom
Affiliations:
Chalmers University of Technology;University College London;Chalmers University of Technology;Chalmers University of Technology
Venue:
VR '05 Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Conference 2005 on Virtual Reality
Year:
2005

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Abstract

Collaboration at a distance has long been a research goal of distributed virtual environments. A number of recent technologies, including immersive projection technology systems (IPTs) and head-mounted displays (HMDs), promise a new generation of technologies that are more intuitive to use than desktop-based systems. This paper presents an experiment that compares collaboration in five different settings. Pairs collaborated on the same puzzle-solving task using one of: an IPT connected to another IPT, an IPT connected to an HMD, an IPT connected to a desktop system, two connected desktop systems, or face-to-face collaboration with real objects. The findings demonstrate the benefits of using immersive technologies, and show the advantages of using symmetrical settings for better performance. Some usability problems of the different distributed settings are addressed, as well as factors such as "presence" and "copresence" and how these contribute to the participantsý overall experiences.