A Systematic Review of Ten Years of Augmented Reality Usability Studies: 2005 to 2014
Arindam Dey, Mark Billinghurst, Robert W. Lindeman, and J. Edward Swan II. A Systematic Review of Ten Years of Augmented Reality Usability Studies: 2005 to 2014. Frontiers in Robotics and AI: Virtual Environments, 5(37), 2018. DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2018.00037.
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Abstract
Augmented Reality (AR) interfaces have been studied extensively over the last few decades, with a growing number of user-based experiments. In this paper, we systematically review 10 years of the most influential AR user studies, from 2005 to 2014. A total of 291 papers with 369 individual user studies have been reviewed and classified based on their application areas. The primary contribution of the review is to present the broad landscape of user-based AR research, and to provide a high-level view of how that landscape has changed. We summarize the high-level contributions from each category of papers, and present examples of the most influential user studies. We also identify areas where there have been few user studies, and opportunities for future research. Among other things, we find that there is a growing trend toward handheld AR user studies, and that most studies are conducted in laboratory settings and do not involve pilot testing. This research will be useful for AR researchers who want to follow best practices in designing their own AR user studies.
BibTeX
@Article{FRONT18-ARus,
author = {Arindam Dey and Mark Billinghurst and Robert W. Lindeman and
J. Edward {Swan~II}},
title = {A Systematic Review of Ten Years of Augmented Reality Usability
Studies: 2005 to 2014},
journal = {Frontiers in Robotics and AI: Virtual Environments},
volume = 5,
number = 37,
year = 2018,
note = {DOI: <a target="_blank"
href="https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2018.00037">10.3389/frobt.2018.00037</a>.}
abstract = {
Augmented Reality (AR) interfaces have been studied extensively over
the last few decades, with a growing number of user-based
experiments. In this paper, we systematically review 10 years of the
most influential AR user studies, from 2005 to 2014. A total of 291
papers with 369 individual user studies have been reviewed and
classified based on their application areas. The primary contribution
of the review is to present the broad landscape of user-based AR
research, and to provide a high-level view of how that landscape has
changed. We summarize the high-level contributions from each category
of papers, and present examples of the most influential user
studies. We also identify areas where there have been few user
studies, and opportunities for future research. Among other things, we
find that there is a growing trend toward handheld AR user studies,
and that most studies are conducted in laboratory settings and do not
involve pilot testing. This research will be useful for AR researchers
who want to follow best practices in designing their own AR user
studies.
},
}