We present a whole-body gesture elicitation study using Head Mounted Displays, including a legacy bias reduction technique. The motivation for this study was to understand the type of gesture agreement rates for selection and manipulation interactions and to improve the user experience for whole-body interactions. We found that regardless of the production technique used to remove legacy bias, legacy bias was still found in some of the produced gestures.

We present a whole-body gesture elicitation study using Head Mounted Displays, including a legacy bias reduction. The motivation for this study was to understand the type of gesture agreement rates for selection and manipulation interactions and to improve the user experience for whole-body interactions. We looked at 23 participants and 20 distinct referents (with multiple gestures per referent). We found that regardless of the production technique used to remove legacy bias, legacy bias was still found in some of the produced gestures. In some instances, gestures were derived from previous interactions but were still appropriate for the environment presented. This study provides a rich set of information and useful recommendations for future designers and/or developers.

CubeVR incorporates the traditional studio-based learning in architecture with virtual reality (VR) and in doing so it enables features that are not available or difficult to achieve in the real-world. CubeVR allows students and instructors to move from the existing studio to a virtual environment, allowing for a more impactful learning experience. This paper presents our current state of the CubeVR prototype, informal impressions of users, and the use of different affordances in the virtual world.