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Area of Science:

  • Computer Science
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Virtual Reality Research

Background:

  • Designing interactive 3D experiments in virtual environments requires specialized tools.
  • Existing solutions may lack flexibility or be difficult for researchers with limited coding experience.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce Toggle Toolkit, a novel collection of Unity scripts for controlling interactive 3D experiments.
  • Provide researchers with a user-friendly and customizable tool for creating immersive virtual experiences.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a toolkit using Unity engine functionalities and custom solutions.
  • Implemented a system where triggers activate toggles to modify object attributes/behaviors.
  • Ensured all interactive behaviors are logged for statistical analysis.

Main Results:

  • Toggle Toolkit allows dynamic interaction design by linking triggers to object behaviors.
  • The toolkit is modular and can be integrated with existing virtual objects and scenes.
  • Facilitates data logging for comprehensive analysis of user interactions.

Conclusions:

  • Toggle Toolkit simplifies the creation of interactive 3D virtual reality experiments.
  • Its modularity and ease of use benefit researchers with varying technical expertise.
  • The freely available toolkit supports diverse research applications and can be extended with custom scripts.