ACM ISS 2022
Sun 20 - Thu 24 November 2022 Wellington, New Zealand

When collaborating face-to-face, people commonly use the surfaces and spaces around them to perform sensemaking tasks, such as spatially organising documents, notes or images. However, when people collaborate remotely using desktop interfaces they no longer feel like they are sharing the same space. This limitation may be overcome through collaboration in immersive environments, which simulate the physical in-person experience. In this paper, we report on a between-groups study comparing collaborations on image organisation tasks, in an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) environment to more conventional desktop conferencing. Collecting data from 40 subjects in groups of four, we measured task performance, user behaviours, collaboration engagement and awareness. Overall, the VR and desktop interface resulted in similar speed, accuracy and social presence rating, but we observed more conversations and interaction with objects, and more equal contributions to the interaction from participants within groups in VR. We also identified differences in coordination and collaborative awareness behaviours between VR and desktop platforms. We report on a set of systematic measures for assessing VR collaborative experience and a new analysis tool that we have developed to capture user behaviours in collaborative setting. Finally, we provide design considerations and directions for future work.

Tue 22 Nov

Displayed time zone: Auckland, Wellington change

15:30 - 16:30
Session 6: Collaboration 2Papers at Rutherford House Lecture Theatre 2
Chair(s): Danielle Lottridge University of Auckland
15:30
20m
Talk
Remote Graphic-Based Teaching for Pupils with Visual Impairments: Understanding Current Practices and Co-designing an Accessible Tool with Special Education Teachers
Papers
Kaixing Zhao Northwestern Polytechnical University, Julie Mulet University of Toulouse, Clara Sorita University of Toulouse, Bernard Oriola CNRS, Marcos Serrano IRIT - University Toulouse, Christophe Jouffrais CNRS
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15:50
20m
Talk
Towards Immersive Collaborative Sensemaking
Papers
Ying Yang Monash University, Tim Dwyer Monash University, Michael Wybrow Monash University, Benjamin Lee Monash University, Maxime Cordeil University of Queensland, Mark Billinghurst University of Auckland, University of South Australia, Bruce H. Thomas University of South Australia
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16:10
20m
Talk
Push, Tap, Dwell, and Pinch: Evaluation of Four Mid-air Selection Methods Augmented with Ultrasonic Haptic FeedbackBest Paper
Papers
Tafadzwa Joseph Dube University of California, Yuan Ren University of California, Hannah Limerick Ultrahaptics, Scott MacKenzie York University, Ahmed Arif University of California, Merced
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