| Differentiation on Information Gathering Ability in Real and Virtual World (2008) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Information gathering ability in Virtual Environment (VE) refers to user's ability to learn information such as text, numbers, or annotations. To find the usability of a designed interaction technique, information gathering ability is broadly used as a criterion. However, determining which technique is effective in a comparative analysis based on a usability test is difficult. Also measuring user's information gathering ability in Information Rich Virtual Environment (IRVE) is difficult due to the higher cognitive load associated with travel. In this study, we measured one's information gathering ability with respect to textual information in different worlds in order to find a difference and set a minimum guide line for determining the usefulness of a designed interaction technique. The results indicate that although user's path of finding information is similar, one's information gathering ability differs between the real vs. the virtual world conditions. | |||||||||||||||||
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