Abstract
This paper draws comparisons between a Command Line Interface and a Graphical User Interface. We have developed a generic VR tool (VaiR) to be used for various purposes in simulations and demonstrations by different types of users. VaiR is a complex SW tool written in C++. Its object-oriented approach and the abstract composition makes it flexible and adaptable. In this paper, we investigate the necessity for the development of a graphical user interface to support such complex VR systems, and provide its users a relatively simple and more effective programming environment. The results of our pilot study indicate that a GUI is beneficial even for skilled programmers since it presents a logical order with pre-initialized basic settings. We also investigated its use in various levels of programming skills. Since the novices and experts handle SW tools differently in coding, the GUI of a complex VR system should be adaptive.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2nd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2007 |
| Editors | D. Cunliffe |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| Pages | 142-147 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780889866546 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Event | 2nd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2007 - Chamonix, France Duration: 14 Mar 2007 → 16 Mar 2007 |
Other
| Other | 2nd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2007 |
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| Country/Territory | France |
| City | Chamonix |
| Period | 14/03/07 → 16/03/07 |
Keywords
- Command line interface
- Graphical user interface
- Novice and expert programmers
- Virtual reality