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Usability Evaluation Model for Locomotion Technology in VR Space

VR 공간에서의 이동기술 평가를 위한 사용성평가 모델

  • Ding, Xiu Hui (Department of Visual Contents, DongSeo University) ;
  • Xie, Qiao (Department of Visual Contents, DongSeo University) ;
  • Jang, Young-Jick (Department of Visual Contents, DongSeo University) ;
  • Yun, Tae-Soo (Department of Digital Contents, DongSeo University)
  • 딩슈후이 (동서대학교 영상콘텐츠학부) ;
  • 셰차오 (동서대학교 영상콘텐츠학부) ;
  • 장영직 (동서대학교 영상콘텐츠학부) ;
  • 윤태수 (동서대학교 디지털콘텐츠학부)
  • Received : 2019.07.02
  • Accepted : 2019.09.20
  • Published : 2019.09.28
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Abstract

In this paper, we propose an evaluation model to evaluate the usability of locomotion technologies in a virtual environment (VE; Virtual Environment) and try to verify them through a case study. The order of this study firstly, the factors for analysis are derived through theoretical approach to locomotion technology on VR. Second, the definition and concept of mobile technology and usability evaluation in VR are established theoretically and the elements for analysis are derived through the literature survey through the theoretical approach to VE. Third, based on this, a usability evaluation model is proposed to evaluate locomotion technologies in the VE. Finally, the results are derived by experimenting and analyzing the existing VR games applied with the three locomotion technologies derived from the literature survey. Through this paper, the locomotion technology in VR is not used separately, but can propose mobile technology that conforms to VR game content characteristics by assessing its usability and analyzing it, and it is considered to be a significant data that can suggest criteria for identifying problems in locomotion technology.

본 논문에서는 가상 환경(VE; Virtual Environment)에서 이동기술을 사용성평가 하기 위한 평가모델을 제안하고 사례연구를 통해 검증하고자 한다. 이를 위한 순서는 첫째, VR상에서 이동기술에 대한 이론적인 접근을 통해 분석하기 위한 요소를 도출한다. 둘째, VR상에서의 이동기술과 사용성 평가에 대한 정의 및 개념을 통해 이론적으로 정립하여 문헌조사를 통해 VE에 대한 이론적인 접근을 통해 분석하기 위한 요소를 도출한다. 셋째, 이를 바탕으로 VE에서의 이동기술을 평가하기 위한 사용성 평가 모델을 제안한다. 마지막으로, 문헌조사에서 도출한 세 가지 이동기술을 적용한 기존의 VR 게임을 실험 및 분석하여 결과를 도출한다. 본 논문을 통해 VR상에서의 이동기술은 각각의 방법을 별도로 사용하는 것이 아니라 사용성 평가를 통해 접근 및 분석하면 VR 게임 콘텐츠 성격에 부합하는 이동기술을 제안할 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 논문은 VR 콘텐츠의 제작 단계에서 이동기술의 문제점을 도출할 수 있고 기준을 제안할 수 있는 유의미한 자료라 사료된다.

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