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Software Usability Evaluation for Augmented Reality Through User Tests

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Augmented Reality (AR) is becoming increasingly prominent in the market and society because it is a technology that provides new forms of interaction to users, and thus new experiences. However, with the advancement of AR interfaces, methods for assessing the usability of traditional (2D) software need to adapt to become effective when applied to software for 3D environments. This research aims to present an experimental study where tests were carried out with users to measure the usability of software for Augmented Reality glasses. Moreover, we model testing methodology to conduct user-based tests and propose improvements for software testing to evaluate 3D interfaces based on our experiments.

This work is partially supported by Sidia institute of science and technology, and Samsung Eletrônica da Amazônia Ltda, under the auspice of the Brazilian informatics law no 8.387/91.

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  1. Bemol, Manaus, Brazil

    Guto Kawakami

  2. Sidia Institute of Science and Technology, Manaus, Brazil

    Aasim Khurshid

  3. Igalia, A Coruña, Spain

    Mikhail R. Gadelha

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  1. University of Crete and Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Crete, Greece

    Constantine Stephanidis

  2. Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Crete, Greece

    Margherita Antona

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Kawakami, G., Khurshid, A., Gadelha, M.R. (2021). Software Usability Evaluation for Augmented Reality Through User Tests. In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M., Ntoa, S. (eds) HCI International 2021 - Late Breaking Posters. HCII 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1498. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90176-9_45

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