Virtual Environment Experience Analysis

Response Overview

Analysis of 8 Likert-scale questions (1-5 scale) with 17-19 responses per question.

Strongly Disagree (1)
Disagree (2)
Neutral (3)
Agree (4)
Strongly Agree (5)

"The touchscreen controls were intuitive to use"

3
3
11

"We could easily orient ourselves in the space"

8
11

"The content was accessible and clear"

2
6
11

"The virtual environment brought me to the space in ways that photographs or documents cannot"

3
5
10

"Seeing the airport as it was in 1969 was more meaningful than seeing its current-day state"

1
4
2
12

"It was useful to relate historical photographs to their locations in the 3D space"

2
5
11

"The experience would be the same even if the airport looked more realistic"

1
8
7
2

"The virtual environment captured the atmosphere I remember/imagine of the airport"

2
12
4

Statistical Summary

Highest Rated

Easy spatial orientation (4.58 ± 0.49)

Content accessibility (4.47 ± 0.68)

Photos in 3D space (4.50 ± 0.69)

Most Consistent

Spatial orientation (SD = 0.49)

Content accessibility (SD = 0.68)

Photos in 3D space (SD = 0.69)

Most Divisive

1969 vs present (SD = 0.98)

Realism importance (SD = 0.90)

Atmosphere capture (SD = 0.82)

Notable Correlations

Scale: -1 (perfect negative) to 1 (perfect positive)

Only strong correlations (|r| > 0.5) shown:

Key Findings

  1. Core Functionality Success: Basic interaction and orientation features received consistently high ratings (means > 4.5) with low variance, suggesting robust core functionality.
  2. Mixed Views on Realism: The only question averaging below 4.0 concerned whether realism would affect the experience, showing a normal distribution of responses rather than the positive skew seen elsewhere.
  3. Atmosphere-Realism Link: Strong correlations between atmosphere capture, realism importance, and immersion suggest these aspects are closely linked in users' experience.

Implications

The results suggest that while the basic functionality and spatial orientation aspects of the virtual environment are working well, there's a complex relationship between realism, atmosphere, and immersion that merits further investigation. The strong correlations between these elements suggest that improvements in one area might yield benefits across the entire experience.