Immersive Technology in the Future of Work

• Main Author: Panda, Payod
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: ProQuest LLC 2021; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
• Subjects: Affordances; Animation; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive models; Cognitive psychology; Collaboration; Communication; Communication (Thought Transfer); Computer Assisted Design; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Simulation; Course Content; COVID-19; Data Analysis; Design; Distance Education; Distance learning; Education; Education Work Relationship; Educational Technology; Electronic Learning; Environment; Epistemology; Fidelity; Focus Groups; In Person Learning; Magnets; Man Machine Systems; Multimedia; Online Courses; Online instruction; Pandemics; Pedagogy; Psychology; Researchers; Scale models; Student Recruitment; Technology Uses in Education; Video Technology; Video teleconferencing; Virtual Classrooms; Virtual reality
• ISBN: 9798780652007

My multi-article dissertation explores the utility of immersive media like Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) in design learning and education, particularly as we recover from the social, technological, and cultural disruptions caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Chapter 2 clarifies how the multiple modalities of the human sensory system interact with and inform our experience of virtual environments. Chapter 3 takes a Research through Design approach and documents our inquiry into the design and utility of morphable surfaces to provide tangible feedback while sketching in Virtual Reality (VR). We use the concept of physical-virtual congruence in order to increase sketch accuracy and performance. Chapter 4 explores the utility of low-fidelity immersive 3D sketching and modeling for idea generation and communication of early stage design ideas. We designed "Napkin Sketch VR," a simple, low-fidelity tool for immersive 3D sketching and modeling. We studied the use of our tool for (1) a design student communicating their project idea to their professor in VR, and (2) a professor in VR answering questions asked by students behind a 2D video call. We also share design insights on the potential of immersive ideation tools for in-person and hybrid work scenarios. This dissertation contributes to the fields of Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) by demonstrating the utility of immersive media like VR and MR in the nascent Future of Work, focusing on collaborative work in Design. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]