Self-overlapping Maze and Map Design for Asymmetric Collaboration in Room-Scale Virtual Reality for Public Spaces

2018 ◽  
pp. 194-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sule Serubugo ◽  
Denisa Skantarova ◽  
Nicolaj Evers ◽  
Martin Kraus
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Map Design

scholarly journals The interaction between map complexity and crowd movement on navigation decisions in virtual reality

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 191523
Author(s):  
Hantao Zhao ◽  
Tyler Thrash ◽  
Armin Grossrieder ◽  
Mubbasir Kapadia ◽  
Mehdi Moussaïd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cognitive Load ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Decision Time ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Map Design ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Time Accuracy ◽  
Crowd Movement ◽  
Decision Times

A carefully designed map can reduce pedestrians’ cognitive load during wayfinding and may be an especially useful navigation aid in crowded public environments. In the present paper, we report three studies that investigated the effects of map complexity and crowd movement on wayfinding time, accuracy and hesitation using both online and laboratory-based networked virtual reality (VR) platforms. In the online study, we found that simple map designs led to shorter decision times and higher accuracy compared to complex map designs. In the networked VR set-up, we found that co-present participants made very few errors. In the final VR study, we replayed the traces of participants’ avatars from the second study so that they indicated a different direction than the maps. In this scenario, we found an interaction between map design and crowd movement in terms of decision time and the distributions of locations at which participants hesitated. Together, these findings can help the designers of maps for public spaces account for the movements of real crowds.

Urban Design, Public Spaces, and Social Cohesion : Evidence from a Virtual Reality Experiment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimena Llopis Abella ◽  
Anna Fruttero ◽  
Emcet O. Tas ◽  
Umar Taj
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Public Spaces

Perceptions and experiences of virtual reality in public libraries

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 617-637
Author(s):  
Negin Dahya ◽  
W.E. King ◽  
Kung Jin Lee ◽  
Jin Ha Lee
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Race And Class ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Available Technology

PurposeVirtual reality (VR) is becoming a more available technology including in public spaces like libraries. The value and role of VR as a tool for learning and social engagement are unclear. The purpose of this paper is to explore the ways in which library patrons and librarians perceive VR and experience VR through library drop-in programs.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on research conducted in seven Washington State Libraries where VR was adopted for drop-in programming for the first time. Data was collected between March and June 2018 and involved interviews with librarians and patrons, a patron user experience survey, and observational field notes from researchers on site during library programs.FindingsFindings are presented in relation to user perceptions of VR compared to their actual VR experiences, and in relation to informal learning and social engagements. The authors frame the analysis and discussion in relation to sociotechnical imaginaries – culturally situated ideas about the relationship between society and technology, and considering the larger cultural landscape that informs collective views about the present and future.Social implicationsThe paper discusses pending and potential inequalities related to gender, race and class in conversation with technology industry and VR. Issues discussed include unequal access to technology in public libraries and representation of minoritized groups in VR.Originality/valueThis work takes a critical perspective considering the inequities in relation to mainstreaming VR through public spaces like libraries.

scholarly journals The Garbage in the Public Space: Sensitization by Science Teaching Using Virtual Reality

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 313-325
Author(s):  
Márcio Silveira Nascimento ◽  
Henrique Oliveira Lima ◽  
Janny Christiny Fernandes Lima ◽  
Aline Zorzi Schultheis de Freitas ◽  
Andréa Pereira Mendonça
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Science Teaching ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Technological Environment ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Face ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The City

This paper recounts the experience of a teaching project, entitled "Virtual Reality in Science Teaching", which aimed to support future science teachers to plan actions addressing the issue of garbage in public spaces from a context, and the use of technologies, with a view to strengthening citizenship and public health. Initially, we contextualize the problem in the garbage in the public spaces from theorists and data that demonstrate the real situation of the world and the city of Manaus. Then it was presented how virtual reality can help educators in the teaching-learning process in the face of the technological environment that is being established in education. Through the use of Google form, we check the development of the students on the subject. According to the students themselves, the tool proposed here has the ability to transport the person to the middle of the problem, causing real awareness and change of attitude.

scholarly journals AUGMENTED REALITY, SEBUAH TREN DAN NILAI DALAM PERKEMBANGAN INDUSTRI PARIWISATA

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
I Putu Sagita Jaya Utama ◽  
I Made Arsa Wiguna
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Additional Information

The use of modern technology is a necessity for many destinations to remain competitive and attractive to modern tourists. A form of new technology that is increasingly being used in public spaces is virtual reality and augmented reality (AR). How AR plays a role in the development of the tourism industry, so that it becomes a trend and value, is a reality that explored with a qualitative approach and a review of some relevant literature. The results of the study found that Augmented Reality is very instrumental in projecting additional information about attractions, accessibility and amenities in the tourism environment to be closer to everyone.

scholarly journals Sistemas de Visualización Inmersiva, Interactivos y de bajo coste en Museos y Espacios Públicos

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julián Flores ◽  
Antonio Otero ◽  
Eduardo Mallo ◽  
Rubén Arenas
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Immersive Virtual Reality ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Santiago De Compostela ◽  
The Past

<p>Over the past decade, projection based immersive virtual reality systems have increased in popularity. These kinds of systems and their applications left the laboratories and universities and became widely used in museums, schools, and other exhibition spaces. This trend has taken place largely due to vast improvements in the performance of projectors, CPU’s, and PC graphics cards at progressively lower costs. In this paper we present two of the most significant projects from the MAR group of University Santiago de Compostela in the design and development of low cost immersive virtual reality systems, in use at museums and public spaces.</p>

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