Design Evaluation System with Visualization and Interaction of Mobile Devices Based on VirtualReality Prototypes

ETRI Journal

关键词: affective engineering;    usability;    design preference;    interaction;    visualization;    mobile device;    Virtual reality;   

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DOI  :  10.4218/etrij.08.0108.0209

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, we present a design evaluation system with visualization and interaction of mobile devices using virtual-reality-based prototypes which can be used to easily change design parameters and simulate embedded software. To evaluate and predict affective-engineering-based design preferences for mobile devices under a virtual environment, we have developed a high quality visualization platform which creates images that look similar to real mobile devices in addition to real-time simulation of realistic motions and functions of mobile devices. To support a quantitative usability test scenario for external design shape, we also have built a system which consists of a mixed-reality-based testing platform for measuring hand load.

   

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