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Using a Hybrid Method to Evaluate the Usability of a 3D Virtual World User Interface

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posted on 2023-07-26, 13:44 authored by William A. Sawyerr, Elaine Brown, Mike Hobbs
One of the current problems for Human-Computer Interaction is the limitation of methods to functionally evaluate usability in 3D virtual world applications. This paper describes a hybrid usability evaluation method which we use to conduct an expert review of the user interface of a 3D virtual world application in Second Life. With the walkthrough highlighting ‘in-world’ task-based problems and heuristics focusing on the user interface, the hybrid method was very effective in capturing usability problems. We therefore conclude that using a hybrid method for usability evaluation in 3D virtual world applications may be more effective than using a single-perspective method.

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Refereed

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Volume

8

Issue number

2

Page range

66-74

Publication title

International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science

ISSN

2074-9015

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MECS Press

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  • other

Legacy posted date

2016-03-07

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

ARCHIVED Faculty of Science & Technology (until September 2018)

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