TY - JOUR
T1 - Remote evaluation of augmented reality interaction with personal health information
AU - Shaer, Orit
AU - Otiono, Jennifer
AU - Qian, Ziyue
AU - Seals, Ayanna
AU - Nov, Oded
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by National Science Foundation awards 1814628 and 1814932.
Funding Information:
Thank you to the participants who participated in the two studies. We are grateful for support from Wellesley College Science Center Summer Research Program.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 Shaer, Otiono, Qian, Seals and Nov.
PY - 2022/8/15
Y1 - 2022/8/15
N2 - This article discusses novel research methods used to examine how Augmented Reality (AR) can be utilized to present “omic” (i.e., genomes, microbiomes, pathogens, allergens) information to non-expert users. While existing research shows the potential of AR as a tool for personal health, methodological challenges pose a barrier to the ways in which AR research can be conducted. There is a growing need for new evaluation methods for AR systems, especially as remote testing becomes increasingly popular. In this article, we present two AR studies adapted for remote research environments in the context of personal health. The first study (n = 355) is a non-moderated remote study conducted using an AR web application to explore the effect of layering abstracted pathogens and mitigative behaviors on a user, on perceived risk perceptions, negative affect, and behavioral intentions. This study introduces methods that address participant precursor requirements, diversity of platforms for delivering the AR intervention, unsupervised setups, and verification of participation as instructed. The second study (n = 9) presents the design and moderated remote evaluation of a technology probe, a prototype of a novel AR tool that overlays simulated timely and actionable environmental omic data in participants' living environment, which helps users to contextualize and make sense of the data. Overall, the two studies contribute to the understanding of investigating AR as a tool for health behavior and interventions for remote, at-home, empirical studies.
AB - This article discusses novel research methods used to examine how Augmented Reality (AR) can be utilized to present “omic” (i.e., genomes, microbiomes, pathogens, allergens) information to non-expert users. While existing research shows the potential of AR as a tool for personal health, methodological challenges pose a barrier to the ways in which AR research can be conducted. There is a growing need for new evaluation methods for AR systems, especially as remote testing becomes increasingly popular. In this article, we present two AR studies adapted for remote research environments in the context of personal health. The first study (n = 355) is a non-moderated remote study conducted using an AR web application to explore the effect of layering abstracted pathogens and mitigative behaviors on a user, on perceived risk perceptions, negative affect, and behavioral intentions. This study introduces methods that address participant precursor requirements, diversity of platforms for delivering the AR intervention, unsupervised setups, and verification of participation as instructed. The second study (n = 9) presents the design and moderated remote evaluation of a technology probe, a prototype of a novel AR tool that overlays simulated timely and actionable environmental omic data in participants' living environment, which helps users to contextualize and make sense of the data. Overall, the two studies contribute to the understanding of investigating AR as a tool for health behavior and interventions for remote, at-home, empirical studies.
KW - augmented reality
KW - health behavior
KW - human-computer interactions
KW - Mixed Reality
KW - remote MR research
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U2 - 10.3389/fcomp.2022.934694
DO - 10.3389/fcomp.2022.934694
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85136902464
SN - 2624-9898
VL - 4
JO - Frontiers in Computer Science
JF - Frontiers in Computer Science
M1 - 934694
ER -