Virtual reality (VR) tracking systems and interaction designs have been widely developed and applied in industries and disciplines. However, only empirical studies could answer the most important questions about user’s engagement, enjoyment and learning outcomes. This study investigates whether the way the user interacts in a virtual environment impacts user behavior and user experience. We conducted a comparative experiment based on a VR reading application which provides three different ways of user interaction in a virtual environment: 1) interaction with motion controllers only; 2) interaction with the motion controller and VR Book ; 3) interaction with VR Book only. 30 Participants were divided into three groups and each group finished reading tasks in a VR environment with one of the three ways of interaction. Participants’ first-person view was screen recorded and participants’ behavior were video recorded. After the experiment, the sense of presence and reading efficacy was measured by a comprehensive questionnaire. The poster demonstrates the process of the experiment and the results of data analysis.
David-Duo Wang 