Twilight Rohingya: The Design and Evaluation of Different Navigation Controls in a Refugee VR Environment

Hongni Ye; Chaoyu Zhang; Hongsheng Xu; LC Ray; Xin Tong

doi:10.1109/CW55638.2022.00032

Twilight Rohingya: The Design and Evaluation of Different Navigation Controls in a Refugee VR Environment

Hongni Ye, Chaoyu Zhang, Hongsheng Xu, LC Ray, Xin Tong^*

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School of Creative Media

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

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Abstract

Virtual reality (VR) has shown great potential in enhancing users' empathy towards vulnerable populations. Previous work has demonstrated that navigation modes relaying different spatial information can affect a user's presence and understanding. In this research, we designed a 360° VR video-based prototype environment to depict real-life scenarios of a refugee camp in Southern Bangladesh. Our study consists of 2 conditions: active (i.e., selecting thematic video clips freely) and passive (i.e., watching sequence-determined clips passively). Thirty-six participants evaluated the prototype's usability and its effects on their empathy towards refugees. The results showed that active navigation resulted in higher kindness and usability scores. Finally, we provide empirical insights into navigation modes in future VR design. This research should help refugee groups receive more attention and promote recognition and empathy towards refugees and their families.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2022 International Conference on Cyberworlds
Subtitle of host publication	CW 2022
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	142-146
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665468145
ISBN (Print)	978-1-6654-6815-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CW55638.2022.00032
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	21th International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW2022) - The Kanazawa Theatre (on-site and online), Kanazawa, Japan Duration: 27 Sept 2022 → 29 Sept 2022 https://art-science.org/cyberworlds/cw22/

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Name	Proceedings - International Conference on Cyberworlds, CW
ISSN (Print)	2642-357X
ISSN (Electronic)	2642-3596

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Conference	21th International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW2022)
Place	Japan
City	Kanazawa
Period	27/09/22 → 29/09/22
Internet address	https://art-science.org/cyberworlds/cw22/

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First Person Perspective
Navigation System
Refugee
Virtual Reality

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Ye, H, Zhang, C, Xu, H, Ray, LC & Tong, X 2022, Twilight Rohingya: The Design and Evaluation of Different Navigation Controls in a Refugee VR Environment. in Proceedings - 2022 International Conference on Cyberworlds: CW 2022. Proceedings - International Conference on Cyberworlds, CW, IEEE, pp. 142-146, 21th International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW2022), Kanazawa, Japan, 27/09/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/CW55638.2022.00032

Twilight Rohingya: The Design and Evaluation of Different Navigation Controls in a Refugee VR Environment. / Ye, Hongni; Zhang, Chaoyu; Xu, Hongsheng et al.
Proceedings - 2022 International Conference on Cyberworlds: CW 2022. IEEE, 2022. p. 142-146 (Proceedings - International Conference on Cyberworlds, CW).

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