Are We There Yet? Unravelling Usability Challenges and Opportunities in Collaborative Immersive Analytics for Domain Experts

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العنوان: Are We There Yet? Unravelling Usability Challenges and Opportunities in Collaborative Immersive Analytics for Domain Experts
المؤلفون: Nafis, Fahim Arsad, Rose, Alexander, Su, Simon, Chen, Songqing, Han, Bo
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Computer Science
مصطلحات موضوعية: Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction
الوصف: In the ever-evolving discipline of high-dimensional scientific data, collaborative immersive analytics (CIA) offers a promising frontier for domain experts in complex data visualization and interpretation. This research presents a comprehensive framework for conducting usability studies on the extended reality (XR) interface of ParaView, an open-source CIA system. By employing established human-computer interaction (HCI) principles, including Jakob Nielsen's Usability Heuristics, Cognitive Load Theory, NASA Task Load Index, System Usability Scale, Affordance Theory, and Gulf of Execution and Evaluation, this study aims to identify underlying usability issues and provide guidelines for enhancing user experience in scientific domains. Our findings reveal significant usability challenges in the ParaView XR interface that impede effective teamwork and collaboration. For instance, the lack of synchronous collaboration, limited communication methods, and the absence of role-based data access are critical areas that need attention. Additionally, inadequate error handling, insufficient feedback mechanisms, and limited support resources during application use require extensive improvement to fully utilize the system's potential. Our study suggests potential improvements to overcome the existing usability barriers of the collaborative immersive system.
Comment: Accepted in 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.13918
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2406.13918
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv