Techniques for using VRChat to Replace On-site Experiments

In this paper, we present a technique to conduct on-site laboratory experiments using VRChat, a social Virtual Reality platform. COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges and restrictions on re-searchers in running experiments for Human-Computer Interaction research. Hence, universities and instituti...

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Published in:IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Workshops (Online) pp. 249 - 253
Main Authors: Teo, Theophilus, Sakurada, Kuniharu, Fukuoka, Masaaki, Sugimoto, Maki
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 01.10.2022
Subjects:
Augmented reality
COVID-19
Guidelines
Human computer interaction
Human factors
Human-centered computing
Laboratory experiments
Pandemics
Social factors
ISSN:2771-1110
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Abstract In this paper, we present a technique to conduct on-site laboratory experiments using VRChat, a social Virtual Reality platform. COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges and restrictions on re-searchers in running experiments for Human-Computer Interaction research. Hence, universities and institutions set guidelines for social distancing and encourage people to work from home. Therefore, participants are harder to recruit for experiments that run in a physical laboratory. Our technique uses VRChat as a substitution for running on-site experiments despite social restrictions. We exploit features in VRChat to enable researchers to run experiments with domestically recruited participants. Furthermore, we propose a hassle-free method to retrieve study data. This paper also discusses and offers design considerations to run an on-site experiment using VRChat over a homemade system.
AbstractList In this paper, we present a technique to conduct on-site laboratory experiments using VRChat, a social Virtual Reality platform. COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges and restrictions on re-searchers in running experiments for Human-Computer Interaction research. Hence, universities and institutions set guidelines for social distancing and encourage people to work from home. Therefore, participants are harder to recruit for experiments that run in a physical laboratory. Our technique uses VRChat as a substitution for running on-site experiments despite social restrictions. We exploit features in VRChat to enable researchers to run experiments with domestically recruited participants. Furthermore, we propose a hassle-free method to retrieve study data. This paper also discusses and offers design considerations to run an on-site experiment using VRChat over a homemade system.
Author Teo, Theophilus
Sakurada, Kuniharu
Fukuoka, Masaaki
Sugimoto, Maki
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COVID-19
Guidelines
Human computer interaction
Human factors
Human-centered computing
Laboratory experiments
Pandemics
Social factors
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