Optimizing Interface and Interaction Design for Non-immersive VR Firefighting Games: A User Experience Approach

Linjing Sun, Boon Giin Lee, Matthew Pike, Wan Young Chung

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Abstract

In light of the pressing imperative for enhanced fire safety education within the Chinese context, this research delves into the intricacies of interface and interaction design for non-immersive Virtual Reality (VR) firefighting simulations anchored on computer platforms. Utilizing a bespoke VR prototype developed within the Unity environment, the study offers a systematic exploration of variables such as the spatial orientation of informational panels, luminance calibrations, and the dynamics of keyboard-mediated spray interactions. Empirical findings underscore a prevailing inclination among users towards luminous fire scenario visualizations, with a manifest predilection for the strategic alignment of task-centric panels to the left and ancillary hint panels to the right. Interactionally, a sustained keypress modality for simulating spraying actions emerged as the favored paradigm. While the concealment functionality of panels garnered predominantly affirmative reception, the hover-induced display modality was met with notable reservation. The derived insights proffer pivotal heuristics for the optimization of interface design in VR-centric fire safety pedagogical tools, encapsulating prospects for enriched user engagement and augmented instructional efficacy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntelligent Human Computer Interaction - 15th International Conference, IHCI 2023, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsBong Jun Choi, Dhananjay Singh, Uma Shanker Tiwary, Wan-Young Chung
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages344-352
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783031538261
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event15th International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2023 - Daegu, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 8 Nov 202310 Nov 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume14531 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2023
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityDaegu
Period8/11/2310/11/23

Keywords

  • Firefighting
  • Interaction Design
  • User Interface Design
  • Virtual Reality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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