Type of Publication: Article in Collected Edition

VRception: Rapid Prototyping of Cross-Reality Systems in Virtual Reality

Author(s):

Grünefeld, Uwe; Auda, Jonas; Mathis, Florian; Schneegass, Stefan; Khamis, Mohamed; Gugenheimer, Jan; Mayer, Sven

Title of Anthology:

Proceedings of the 41st ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)

Publisher:

Association for Computing Machinery

Location(s):

New Orleans, United States

Publication Date:

2022

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

doi:10.1145/3491102.3501821

Citation:

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Abstract

Cross-reality systems empower users to transition along the realityvirtuality continuum or collaborate with others experiencing different manifestations of it. However, prototyping these systems is challenging, as it requires sophisticated technical skills, time, and often expensive hardware. We present VRception, a concept and toolkit for quick and easy prototyping of cross-reality systems. By simulating all levels of the reality-virtuality continuum entirely in Virtual Reality, our concept overcomes the asynchronicity of realities, eliminating technical obstacles. Our VRception Toolkit leverages this concept to allow rapid prototyping of cross-reality systems and easy remixing of elements from all continuum levels. We replicated six cross-reality papers using our toolkit and presented them to their authors. Interviews with them revealed that our toolkit sufficiently replicates their core functionalities and allows quick iterations. Additionally, remote participants used our toolkit in pairs to collaboratively implement prototypes in about eight minutes that they would have otherwise expected to take days.