Exploring Configuration of Mixed Reality Spaces for Communication
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Mixed Reality (MR) enables users to explore a wonderland which is not realizable in the physical world. This provides users with the chance to communicate in many different ways. We present our MR multi-user workstation system to investigate how different configurations of participants and content affect communication between people in the same immersive environment. We implemented mirrored face-to-face communication, side-by-side communication and eyes-free communication by using the presentation tool Chalktalk as the content creation server and designing a multi-user MR environment. We have conducted a preliminary user study for our mirrored face-to-face configuration, evaluating with respect to one-to-one interaction, focus shift and eye-contact. We provide experimental results and interview responses.
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