A command line interface versus a graphical user interface in coding VR systems

Tom Fellmann; Manolya Kavakli

A command line interface versus a graphical user interface in coding VR systems

Tom Fellmann^*, Manolya Kavakli

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Computing

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

6 Citations (Scopus)

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
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

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Other	2nd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2007
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

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Fellmann, T & Kavakli, M 2007, A command line interface versus a graphical user interface in coding VR systems. in D Cunliffe (ed.), Proceedings of the 2nd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2007. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, pp. 142-147, 2nd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2007, Chamonix, France, 14/03/07.

A command line interface versus a graphical user interface in coding VR systems. / Fellmann, Tom; Kavakli, Manolya.
Proceedings of the 2nd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2007. ed. / D. Cunliffe. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2007. p. 142-147.

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