Virtual Urban Field Studies: Evaluating Urban Interaction Design Using Context-Based Interface Prototypes

Dongas, R; Grace, K; Gillespie, S; Hoggenmueller, M; Tomitsch, M; Worrall, S

Virtual Urban Field Studies: Evaluating Urban Interaction Design Using Context-Based Interface Prototypes

Dongas, R Grace, K Gillespie, S Hoggenmueller, M Tomitsch, M

Worrall, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2023, 7, (8)
Issue Date:: 2023-08-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Dongas, R
dc.contributor.author	Grace, K
dc.contributor.author	Gillespie, S
dc.contributor.author	Hoggenmueller, M
dc.contributor.author	Tomitsch, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1998-2975
dc.contributor.author	Worrall, S
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-29T22:41:36Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-29T22:41:36Z
dc.date.issued	2023-08-01
dc.identifier.citation	Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2023, 7, (8)
dc.identifier.issn	2414-4088
dc.identifier.issn	2414-4088
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/179340
dc.description.abstract	In this study, we propose the use of virtual urban field studies (VUFS) through context-based interface prototypes for evaluating the interaction design of auditory interfaces. Virtual field tests use mixed-reality technologies to combine the fidelity of real-world testing with the affordability and speed of testing in the lab. In this paper, we apply this concept to rapidly test sound designs for autonomous vehicle (AV)–pedestrian interaction with a high degree of realism and fidelity. We also propose the use of psychometrically validated measures of presence in validating the verisimilitude of VUFS. Using mixed qualitative and quantitative methods, we analysed users’ perceptions of presence in our VUFS prototype and the relationship to our prototype’s effectiveness. We also examined the use of higher-order ambisonic spatialised audio and its impact on presence. Our results provide insights into how VUFS can be designed to facilitate presence as well as design guidelines for how this can be leveraged.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200102604
dc.relation.ispartof	Multimodal Technologies and Interaction
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/mti7080082
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	40 Engineering
dc.subject.classification	46 Information and computing sciences
dc.title	Virtual Urban Field Studies: Evaluating Urban Interaction Design Using Context-Based Interface Prototypes
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	7
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Provost
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Provost/TD School
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2024-05-29T22:41:35Z
pubs.issue	8
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	7
utslib.citation.issue	8

Abstract:

In this study, we propose the use of virtual urban field studies (VUFS) through context-based interface prototypes for evaluating the interaction design of auditory interfaces. Virtual field tests use mixed-reality technologies to combine the fidelity of real-world testing with the affordability and speed of testing in the lab. In this paper, we apply this concept to rapidly test sound designs for autonomous vehicle (AV)–pedestrian interaction with a high degree of realism and fidelity. We also propose the use of psychometrically validated measures of presence in validating the verisimilitude of VUFS. Using mixed qualitative and quantitative methods, we analysed users’ perceptions of presence in our VUFS prototype and the relationship to our prototype’s effectiveness. We also examined the use of higher-order ambisonic spatialised audio and its impact on presence. Our results provide insights into how VUFS can be designed to facilitate presence as well as design guidelines for how this can be leveraged.

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