The Design and Testing of 3DmoveR: an Experimental Tool for
Usability Studies of Interactive 3D Maps

J 2018

The Design and Testing of 3DmoveR: an Experimental Tool for Usability Studies of Interactive 3D Maps

HERMAN, Lukáš; Tomáš ŘEZNÍK; Zdeněk STACHOŇ a Jan RUSSNÁK

Základní údaje

Originální název

The Design and Testing of 3DmoveR: an Experimental Tool for Usability Studies of Interactive 3D Maps

Autoři

HERMAN, Lukáš; Tomáš ŘEZNÍK; Zdeněk STACHOŇ a Jan RUSSNÁK

Vydání

Cartographic Perspectives, Milwaukee, North American Cartographic Information Society, 2018, 1048-9053

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10500 1.5. Earth and related environmental sciences

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

online verze článku

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/18:00103609

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

DOI

https://doi.org/10.14714/CP90.1411

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85054639075

Klíčová slova anglicky

3D maps; 3D cartography; 3D Movement and Interaction Recorder; 3DmoveR; usability; user’s performance; X3DOM; web technologies

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 17. 5. 2020 09:09, RNDr. Lukáš Herman, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Various widely available applications such as Google Earth have made interactive 3D visualizations of spatial data popular. While several studies have focused on how users perform when interacting with these with 3D visualizations, it has not been common to record their virtual movements in 3D environments or interactions with 3D maps. We therefore created and tested a new web-based research tool: a 3D Movement and Interaction Recorder (3DmoveR). Its design incorporates findings from the latest 3D visualization research, and is built upon an iterative requirements analysis. It is implemented using open web technologies such as PHP, JavaScript, and the X3DOM library. The main goal of the tool is to record camera position and orientation during a user’s movement within a virtual 3D scene, together with other aspects of their interaction. After building the tool, we performed an experiment to demonstrate its capabilities. This experiment revealed differences between laypersons and experts (cartographers) when working with interactive 3D maps. For example, experts achieved higher numbers of correct answers in some tasks, had shorter response times, followed shorter virtual trajectories, and moved through the environment more smoothly. Interaction-based clustering as well as other ways of visualizing and qualitatively analyzing user interaction were explored.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1251/2017, interní kód MU

Název: Integrovaný výzkum environmentálních změn v krajinné sféře Země III

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Integrovaný výzkum environmentálních změn v krajinné sféře Země III, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

MUNI/M/0846/2015, interní kód MU

Název: Vliv metod kartografické vizualizace na úspěšnost řešení praktických a výukových prostorových úloh

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Vliv metod kartografické vizualizace na úspěšnost řešení praktických a výukových prostorových úloh, INTERDISCIPLINARY - Mezioborové výzkumné projekty

Citovat

HERMAN, Lukáš; Tomáš ŘEZNÍK; Zdeněk STACHOŇ a Jan RUSSNÁK. The Design and Testing of 3DmoveR: an Experimental Tool for Usability Studies of Interactive 3D Maps. Cartographic Perspectives. Milwaukee: North American Cartographic Information Society, 2018, roč. 2018, č. 90, s. 31-63. ISSN 1048-9053. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.14714/CP90.1411.

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HERMAN, Lukáš; Tomáš ŘEZNÍK; Zdeněk STACHOŇ a Jan RUSSNÁK. The Design and Testing of 3DmoveR: an Experimental Tool for Usability Studies of Interactive 3D Maps. \textit{Cartographic Perspectives}. Milwaukee: North American Cartographic Information Society, 2018, roč.~2018, č.~90, s.~31-63. ISSN~1048-9053. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.14714/CP90.1411.

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