Planning of a usability test for 3D controllers in Second Life / OpenSimulator virtual worlds
Cátia Dias, Odete Fernandes, António Manuel Trigueiros da Silva Cunha, Leonel Caseiro Morgado · 2011
Abstract- 3D interface devices are being announced as rendering virtual world navigation easier. We have prepared a usability testing framework for two such devices, SpaceNavigator and SpacePilot PRO, manufactured by 3Dconnexion. The paper summarizes the underlying concepts of usability testing and links them to the requirements of a virtual world 3D interface context. We detail the metrics to be employed and the reasoning behind their selection, and the planning which yielded the actual framework to be used for conducting the 3D interface usability tests in the Second Life virtual world. Keywords-3DConnexion; 3D devices; 3D mice; Second Life; virtual environments, virtual worlds; I.