Augmenting a Nature Documentary with a Lifelike Hologram in Virtual Reality

Saeghe, P., Weir, B., McGill, M., Clinch, S. and Stevens, R. (2022) Augmenting a Nature Documentary with a Lifelike Hologram in Virtual Reality. In: ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX 2022), Aveiro, Portugal, 22-24 June 2022, pp. 275-280. ISBN 9781450392129 (doi: 10.1145/3505284.3532974)

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Abstract

While augmented reality television (ARTV) is being investigated in research labs, the high cost of AR headsets makes it difficult for audiences to benefit from the research. However, the relative affordability of virtual reality (VR) headsets provides ARTV researchers with opportunities to test their prototypes in VR. Additionally, as VR becomes an acceptable medium for watching conventional TV, augmenting such viewing experiences in VR creates new opportunities. We prototype a nature documentary ARTV experience in VR and conduct a remote user study (n = 10) to investigate six points on the visual display design dimension of presenting a lifelike programme-related hologram. We manipulated the starting point and the movement behaviour of the hologram to gain insight into viewer preferences. Our findings highlight the importance of personal preferences and that of the perceived role of a hologram in relation to the underlying TV content; suggesting there may not be a single way to augment a TV programme. Instead, creators may need to provide the audiences with capabilities to customise ARTV content.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Additional Information:Research reported in this paper was funded by the UK EPSRC under grant number EP/R512394/1.
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Saeghe, Dr Pejman and McGill, Dr Mark
Authors: Saeghe, P., Weir, B., McGill, M., Clinch, S., and Stevens, R.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
ISBN:9781450392129
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2022 The Authors
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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