An Analysis of Motivational Cues in Virtual Environments.

Guiding navigation in virtual environments (VEs) is a challenging task. A key issue in the navigation of a virtual environment is to be able to strike a balance between the user's need to explore the environment freely and the designer's need to ensure that the user experiences all the imp...

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Main Author: Voruganti, Lavanya
Other Authors: Steiner, Karl
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Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 2003
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spelling ndltd-unt.edu-info-ark-67531-metadc43522017-03-17T08:35:59Z An Analysis of Motivational Cues in Virtual Environments. Voruganti, Lavanya Human-computer interaction. Virtual reality. Navigation virtual environments wayfinding virtual reality Guiding navigation in virtual environments (VEs) is a challenging task. A key issue in the navigation of a virtual environment is to be able to strike a balance between the user's need to explore the environment freely and the designer's need to ensure that the user experiences all the important events in the VE. This thesis reports on a study aimed at comparing the effectiveness of various navigation cues that are used to motivate users towards a specific target location. The results of this study indicate some significant differences in how users responded to the various cues. University of North Texas Steiner, Karl Swigger, Kathleen M. Brazile, Robert Mikler, Armin R. 2003-12 Thesis or Dissertation Text oclc: 54471071 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4352/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc4352 English Use restricted to UNT Community Copyright Voruganti, Lavanya Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
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topic Human-computer interaction.
Virtual reality.
Navigation
virtual environments
wayfinding
virtual reality
spellingShingle Human-computer interaction.
Virtual reality.
Navigation
virtual environments
wayfinding
virtual reality
Voruganti, Lavanya
An Analysis of Motivational Cues in Virtual Environments.
description Guiding navigation in virtual environments (VEs) is a challenging task. A key issue in the navigation of a virtual environment is to be able to strike a balance between the user's need to explore the environment freely and the designer's need to ensure that the user experiences all the important events in the VE. This thesis reports on a study aimed at comparing the effectiveness of various navigation cues that are used to motivate users towards a specific target location. The results of this study indicate some significant differences in how users responded to the various cues.
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Voruganti, Lavanya
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title_short An Analysis of Motivational Cues in Virtual Environments.
title_full An Analysis of Motivational Cues in Virtual Environments.
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title_full_unstemmed An Analysis of Motivational Cues in Virtual Environments.
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