The ‘No-Interface’ Interface for Research VR

Burrell, A; Hendery, R

The ‘No-Interface’ Interface for Research VR

Burrell, A

Hendery, R

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Publisher:: Humanities Commons
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: 2020
Issue Date:: 2020-07-22

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dc.contributor.author	Burrell, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1690-7542
dc.contributor.author	Hendery, R
dc.date	2020-07-22
dc.date.accessioned	2020-08-12T05:09:58Z
dc.date.available	2020-02-19
dc.date.available	2020-08-12T05:09:58Z
dc.date.issued	2020-07-22
dc.identifier.citation	2020
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/142059
dc.description.abstract	In this paper we outline a paradigm that has existed in interface and interaction design for Virtual Reality (VR) since the first wave of VR in the 1980s and 90s. Focussing in particular on VR as a research tool, we argue that the field has moved away from immediate, embodied interaction towards interface paradigms adopted from desktop software and computer gaming. We introduce a VR experience we have developed for use in a research project, Layered Horizons, and discuss how it fits within the alternative tradition of the ‘no interface’ interface, where interaction is triggered by body movement and natural gestures. We discuss what this means for our project. We argue that this kind of interaction design in VR takes full advantage of the media’s affordances, without relying on metaphors from other interactive media, yet being familiar enough as to engender intuitive and meaningful use.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Humanities Commons
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180100893
dc.relation.ispartof	Digital Humanities 2020
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	The ‘No-Interface’ Interface for Research VR
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location.activity	Ottawa (Online due to Covid-19)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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dc.date.updated	2020-08-12T05:09:55Z
pubs.finish-date	2020-07-24
pubs.publication-status	Published online
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Abstract:

In this paper we outline a paradigm that has existed in interface and interaction design for Virtual Reality (VR) since the first wave of VR in the 1980s and 90s. Focussing in particular on VR as a research tool, we argue that the field has moved away from immediate, embodied interaction towards interface paradigms adopted from desktop software and computer gaming. We introduce a VR experience we have developed for use in a research project, Layered Horizons, and discuss how it fits within the alternative tradition of the ‘no interface’ interface, where interaction is triggered by body movement and natural gestures. We discuss what this means for our project. We argue that this kind of interaction design in VR takes full advantage of the media’s affordances, without relying on metaphors from other interactive media, yet being familiar enough as to engender intuitive and meaningful use.

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