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Page-Turning Techniques for Reading Interfaces in Virtual Environments

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Tilman Dingler,

Niels van Berkel,

Vassilis KostakosAuthors Info & Claims

OzCHI '20: Proceedings of the 32nd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Pages 454 - 461

https://doi.org/10.1145/3441000.3441024

Published: 15 February 2021 Publication History

Abstract

Virtual Reality (VR) environments offer new ways and formats to consume and process information. Despite multimedia offerings, most information remains to be presented via text. VR has the potential to deliver immersive reading experiences while compensating for some of the drawbacks of rather static e-books. To allow readers to step into virtual books, we developed a 3D reading environment with three page-turning techniques for VR. Readers either move the camera position from page to page or control the page flow as positioned in a sequential or radial arrangement. Results from a user study with 18 participants show that moving pages is perceived as more comfortable than moving the camera position while allowing for higher fluency and reading speeds. Linear page movements support readers’ focus on a single page whereas the radial arrangement enables readers to jump between pages quickly. Our findings inform the design of immersive reading experiences in VR.

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Koch DMedlar AGlowacka D(2024)Read the Fine Print: Assessing the User Experience of Reading in High Resolution Virtual RealityExtended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3613905.3650916(1-7)Online publication date: 11-May-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3613905.3650916
Rieger S(2023) Neues Lesen . Unikalität und Multisensorik als Strategien der Literaturvermittlung Journal of Literary Theory10.1515/jlt-2023-200717:1(143-166)Online publication date: 20-Jul-2023
https://doi.org/10.1515/jlt-2023-2007

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