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A comparison of the usability and effectiveness of web-based delivery of instructions for inherently-3D construction tasks on handheld and desktop computers

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Guy Zimmerman,

Julie Barnes,

Laura LeventhalAuthors Info & Claims

Web3D '03: Proceedings of the eighth international conference on 3D Web technology

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https://doi.org/10.1145/636593.636601

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Since its inception, VRML has held out the promise of initiating a quantum leap in web deliverable content and applications. However, the promise has yet to be realized. In this paper, we consider the problem of the web-based delivery of instructions for inherently-3D construction tasks. We describe a presentation that we built using VRML and discuss a comparative study of the effectiveness of the presentation when viewed using both a traditional desktop environment and also a handheld PDA. The study was both quantitative and qualitative and examined the effect of the user interface and delivery technology on overall task success, user interaction level, and task success for inherently 3D steps.

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Reviewer: Claudiu Popescu

Some topics in the field of 3D Web graphics are covered in this research paper. These topics are very relevant, given the explosion of personal digital assistants (PDAs). The investigations cover both desktops and PDAs. The first two sections introduce the problem and its domain. Section 3 describes the use of virtual reality modeling language (VRML) as the means to investigate 3D. This section also presents three user interfaces (two for the desktop, and one for PDA). Section 4 presents a quantitative comparison of the presentation for the three user interfaces previously described, by executing an origami (folding paper) task. The methodology, procedure, and results are presented. The next section does a qualitative comparison of the three user interfaces in terms of usability. The paper ends with a future work section, and numerous references. Intended for user interface specialists and designers of 3D Web pages, this paper is a research work. It assumes a good starting knowledge of the virtual reality field. For example, there is no glossary for the VRML term. The paper is a good research contribution to an emerging field. However, its audience is highly specialized. Online Computing Reviews Service

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