A Methodology for Generating Virtual Reality Immersion Metrics based on System Variables

SELZER, MATIAS; CASTRO, SILVIA M.

Journal of Computer Science and Technology

Journal of Computer Science & Technology

Año: 2023 vol. 23

1666-6046

Technological advances in recent years have promotedthe development of virtual reality systems that have awide variety of hardware and software characteristics,providing varying degrees of immersion. Immersionis an objective property of the virtual reality systemthat depends on both its hardware and softwarecharacteristics. Virtual reality systems are currentlyattempting to improve immersion as much as possible.However, there is no metric to measure the levelof immersion of a virtual reality system based onits characteristics. To date, the influence of thesehardware and software variables on immersion hasonly been considered individually or in small groups.The way these system variables simultaneously affectimmersion has not been analyzed either. In thispaper, we propose immersion metrics for virtualreality systems based on their hardware and softwarevariables, as well as the development process that ledto their formulation. From the conducted experimentand the obtained data, we followed a methodology togenerate immersion models based on the variables ofthe system. The immersion metrics presented in thiswork offer a useful tool in the area of virtual realityand immersive technologies, not only to measurethe immersion of any virtual reality system but alsoto analyze the relationship and importance of thevariables of these systems.