Effects of information layout, screen size, and field of view on user performance in information-rich virtual environments

Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-38

  Polys, Nicholas F ^a   Kim, Seonho ^a   Bowman, Doug A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D interaction; Human factors; Information rich virtual environments (IRVE); Multimedia information systems; Usability testing and evaluation; Visual design

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS;

3D INTERACTION; HUMAN FACTORS; INFORMATION-RICH VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS (IRVE); MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION SYSTEMS; USABILITY TESTING AND EVALUATION; VISUAL DESIGN;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 33947385326     PISSN: 15464261     EISSN: 1546427X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cav.159     Document Type: Conference Paper

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