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Comparing two types of navigational interfaces for Virtual Reality.

Luís Teixeira1, Elisângela Vilar, Emília Duarte

  • 1Ergonomics Laboratory, FMH/Technical University of Lisbon, Estrada da Costa, 1499-002 Cruz Quebrada - Dafundo, Portugal.

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|February 10, 2012
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The Nintendo Wii Balance Board shows potential for virtual reality (VR) navigation, though joysticks were more efficient for simulated emergency egress tasks. Compliance with exit signs was similar between the two navigation methods.

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Area of Science:

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Virtual Reality Systems
  • Ergonomics

Background:

  • Virtual reality (VR) navigation often uses joystick-based methods due to cost and space efficiency.
  • Alternative input devices, like those from gaming, offer new research possibilities for VR interaction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the Nintendo Wii Balance Board as a novel navigation interface within an immersive VR system.
  • To evaluate the Balance Board's effectiveness for virtual navigation tasks, specifically a simulated emergency egress.

Main Methods:

  • Forty university students participated in a comparative study.
  • Navigation performance and behavioral compliance with exit signs were measured using both a joystick and the Wii Balance Board in a VR environment.

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Main Results:

  • Participants demonstrated higher efficiency in navigation tasks when using a joystick compared to the Wii Balance Board.
  • No significant differences were observed in behavioral compliance with exit signs between the two navigation interfaces.

Conclusions:

  • The Nintendo Wii Balance Board presents viable potential as a VR navigation interface for specific tasks.
  • While less efficient than joysticks for simulated egress, the Balance Board showed comparable effectiveness in guiding users via environmental cues.