Diegetic vs. Non-Diegetic GUIs: What do Virtual Reality Players Prefer?

Saling, F.; Bernhardt, D.; Lysek, A.; Smekal, M.

Diegetic vs. Non-Diegetic GUIs: What do Virtual Reality Players Prefer?

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Date

2021

Authors

Saling, F.
Bernhardt, D.
Lysek, A.
Smekal, M.

Publisher

The Eurographics Association

Abstract

Graphical user interfaces should not be a limiting factor when it comes to designing immersive virtual reality games. In this work we evaluate two different GUI designs for VR games: A non-diegetic HUD and a diegetic GUI, utilizing objects in the virtual environment to convey information. A pilot study was conducted to measure the players presence in VR and their GUI preference. Our results indicate that players prefer the diegetic GUI over the non-diegetic one. However the results lack statistical significance and thus further studies are necessary to identify the factors leading to the this preference.

        @inproceedings{10.2312:egve.20211333
,
booktitle = {ICAT-EGVE 2021 - International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments - Posters and Demos
},
editor = {Maiero, Jens and Weier, Martin and Zielasko, Daniel
},
title = {{Diegetic vs. Non-Diegetic GUIs: What do Virtual Reality Players Prefer?
}},
author = {Saling, F. and 
Bernhardt, D. and 
Lysek, A. and 
Smekal, M.
},
year = {2021
},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association
},
ISSN = {1727-530X
},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-159-5
},
DOI = {10.2312/egve.20211333
}
}