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Intelligent Interruptions for IVR: Investigating the Interplay between Presence, Workload and Attention

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Manuel Demmler,

Heinrich HussmannAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '18: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Paper No.: LBW511, Pages 1 - 6

https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3188686

Published: 20 April 2018 Publication History

Abstract

Whereas interruptions is a very active subfield of research within HCI, as of today interruptions in immersive virtual reality (IVR) have received only little attention. We conducted a lab study (N=20) with a head mounted display (HMD) to understand the relationship between presence, workload and attention in IVR when measuring three virtual interruption designs. The answer to this question is interesting because prior research has revealed a positive effect on performance when providing intelligent interruptions, for example based on users' level of attention. Our work launches research on interruptibility in IVR by investigating (1) the relationship between attention, presence and workload, and the (2) methods for measuring them in IVR. Our analysis suggests that a trade-off between presence and attention is required when designing interruptions for IVR. Our findings are valuable for researchers and practitioners who want to collect data on attention, presence and workload in IVR to inform interruptibility.

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Intelligent Interruptions for IVR: Investigating the Interplay between Presence, Workload and Attention
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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DOI:10.1145/3170427

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