Usability Testing for Virtual Reality

Usability Testing for Virtual Reality

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  Usability in VirtualReality Team Aziz | Pratik | Kartik
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  Agenda Overview Requirement Best Design Practices UsabilityMethod Conclusion
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  Overview VR is acomputer technology to create a simulated environment. VR places the users inside an experience Users can interact with 3D objects or 3D worlds. Essentially, experienced with the help VR headsets e.g Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Google Cardboard.
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  Current state ofUX in VR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZQB1705inM
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  CURRENT TRENDS Current Stateof UX in VR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZQB1705inM
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  Looking and Moving ContentPlacing Human Requirements (Cyber Sickness) Ergonomic Requirements
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  Ergonomic Requirement 1.Looking and Moving
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  Ergonomic Requirements 2.- Content Placing
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  Ergonomic Requirements 3.Cyber Sickness Cause 1 - Latency Solution - Min 90 FPS and everything is fine Cause 2 - Motion Don’t move them quickly, avoid fast zooming Give users a reference point to follow
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  Design Patterns Reticle Fuse button Groundmenu and Controller menu Selecting Dashboards Text Display
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  Reticle Idle state — the idlestate reticle should be as minimal as possible, giving only a hint where the centre is. Movement —the reticle should be activated when the user looks at any place that is approachable. When doing so, the reticle should transform into a larger pointer, highlighting the selectable area with a circle projected over it from the user’s perspective. Interacting with objects— when the user turns his/her attention to an interactive object the reticle should react accordingly. https://uxdesign.cc/design-practices-in-virtual-reality-f900f5935826#.hx0lb473x
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  Design Patterns Reticle Fuse buttons Groundmenu and Controller menu Selecting Dashboards Text Display
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  Fuse Buttons https://www.google.com/design/spec-vr/interactive-patterns/controls.html# Something youcan click on even if you don't have a touchpad or a magnet to use. 1. You have to focus your eye cursor (basically, look) on a fuse button 2. This starts a timer 3. After you maintained focus for long enough, the button is triggered Fuse Buttons
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  Needless to say Fusebutton should never move http://realityshift.io/blog/buttons-in-virtual-reality-a-ui-ux-design-approach
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  Fuse button guideline Thereare two problems to tackle here: 1. The visual feedback (timer countdown) 2. The time to wait for the button to be activated It can indeed become frustrating if the user does a lot of navigation, and has to wait 1-2 seconds for a button to be triggered each time. Google recommends that you give the user the chance to directly click on the target, making the wait unnecessary, and the interface snappier. http://realityshift.io/blog/buttons-in-virtual-reality-a-ui-ux-design-approach
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  Design Patterns Reticle Fuse buttons Groundmenu and Controller menu Dashboards Text Display
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  Ground menu andController menu http://www.vrinflux.com/the-basics-of-virtual-reality-ux/
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  Design Patterns Reticle Fuse buttons Groundmenu and Controller menu Dashboards Text Display
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  http://www.vrinflux.com/the-basics-of-virtual-reality-ux/ A maybe nottotally inaccurate depiction of dropping new users into a VR experience
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  Dashboard Image: http://www.androidcentral.com/watching-debates-vr-made-me-glad-i-had-backup-plan
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  Design Patterns Reticle Fuse buttons Groundmenu and Controller menu Dashboards Text Display
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  Text Displays inVR Google Cardboard example of displaying text
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  Real world metaphors UIdesign in Web and Desktop application use real world metaphors Eg. Dragging file to recycle bin Design in VR is also based on real world metaphors to make the environment more familiar These metaphors are no longer metaphors since the person is actually performing the action There is an opportunity to create new interactions that are better than real world interaction https://medium.com/yvr/goodbye-metaphors-hello-world-interface-design-in-virtual-reality-d2462e52a029#.ymper0qjg
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  http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/264648/The_burrito_that_wraps_up_excellent_VR_design_fundamentals.php
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  Fishbowl Fishbowl is afirm offering usability testing for VR It’s testers are early adopters of VR who have their own VR devices The test records the user as well as the virtual environment The test survey post test recording can incorporate both Quantitative and Qualitative questions for data gathering https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30rcVwnarKE
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  Conclusion UX for VRhas to be approached differently but the core UX principles remain the same Different design heuristics will be required for UX design and evaluations Design has to move away from the flat screen paradigm and existing metaphors VR Design offers more flexibility and freedom for the designer
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  Thank you