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Title: Translating Virtual Reality Research into Practice as a Way to Combat Misinformation: The DOVE Website
There are several barriers to research translation from academia to the broader HCI/UX community and specifically for the design of virtual reality applications. Because of the inaccessibility of evidence-based VR research to industry practitioners, freely-available blog-style media on platforms like Medium, where there is no moderation, is more available, leading to the spread of misinformation. The Design of Virtual Environments (DOVE) website, attempts to address this challenge by offering peer reviewed unbiased VR research, translating it for the layperson, and opening it up to contribution, synthesis and discussion through forums. This paper describes the initial user centered design process for the DOVE website through informal expert interviews, competitive analysis and heuristic review to redesign the site navigation, translation content, and incentivized forms for submission of research. When completed, the DOVE website will aid the translation of AR/VR research to practice.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1816029
PAR ID:
10345887
Author(s) / Creator(s):
; ; ;
Editor(s):
Stephanidis, Constantine; Antona, Margherita; Ntoa, Stavroula
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Communications in computer and information science
Volume:
1498
ISSN:
1865-0937
Page Range / eLocation ID:
341-348
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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