ACM ISS 2024
Sun 27 - Wed 30 October 2024
Mon 28 Oct 2024 11:30 - 11:48 at Theatre C300 - Paper Session 1: Virtual Reality Chair(s): Benjamin Lee

Parametric Design enables designers to formulate and explore new ideas through parameters, typically by manipulating numerical values. However, visualising and exploring the design space of an established parametric design solution is natively difficult through desktop displays for designers due to screen space constraints and requiring familiarity with visual-language programming interfaces. Thus, we sought to explore Virtual Reality (VR), inspired by Natural User Interfaces (NUI), to develop and explore new interfaces departing from traditional programming interfaces, that could complement the spatial and embodied affordances of contemporary VR devices. Informed by two industry-led focus groups with architects we developed and examined the usability of three different interfaces: 1) \textit{Paramaxes}, an axes-based interface that allows designers to distribute and manipulate parameter visualisations around them in physical space; 2) \textit{ParamUtter}, a Voice-based User Interface (VUI) that allows designers to manipulate parameter visualisations through natural languages; 3) \textit{Control Panel}, which presents the parameters as sliders in a scrollable pane and acts as baseline comparison. We ran an exploratory study with experts and found that the \textit{Control Panel} was ultimately the preferred interface for a design manipulation task. However, participants commented favorably towards qualities in the unconventional interfaces, with \textit{ParamUtter} scoring highest in System Usability Scores (SUS), and participants valuing the potential of using physical space to explore design spaces with \textit{Paramaxes}.

Mon 28 Oct

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11:30 - 12:45
Paper Session 1: Virtual RealityPapers at Theatre C300
Chair(s): Benjamin Lee
11:30
18m
Talk
Hey Building! Novel Interfaces for Parametric Design Manipulations in Virtual Reality
Papers
Adam Drogemuller University of South Australia, Brandon J Matthews University of South Australia, Andrew Cunningham University of South Australia, Rongrong Yu University of South Australia, Ning Gu University of South Australia, Bruce H. Thomas University of South Australia
DOI
11:48
18m
Talk
Planar or Spatial: Exploring Design Aspects and Challenges for Presentations in Virtual Reality with No-coding Interface
Papers
Liwei Wu , Yilin Zhang University of Tokyo, Justin Leung University of Waterloo, Jingyi Gao University of Waterloo, April Li University of Waterloo, Jian Zhao University of Waterloo
DOI
12:07
18m
Talk
Assessing the Effects of Sensory Modality Conditions on Object Retention across Virtual Reality and Projected Surface Display Environments
Papers
Lucas Siqueira Rodrigues Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Timo Torsten Schmidt Freie Universität Berlin, Johann Habakuk Israel HTW Berlin, Stefan Zachow Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB), John Nyakatura HU Berlin, Thomas Kosch HU Berlin
DOI
12:26
18m
Talk
Comparison of Unencumbered Interaction Technique for Head-Mounted Displays
Papers
Shariff AM Faleel University of British Columbia, Rajveer Sodhi The University of British Columbia, Pourang Irani University of British Columbia
DOI