Goals & Objectives

• Validate caption design, including layout, colors, position and size
• Discover the best indicator to convey directionality in audio using caption boxes
• Test cognitive load to find out the number of captions to be displayed at a time
• Understand preferences with motion in XR with respect to vestibular disorders or general motion sickness
• Discover scenarios which affect usability of a vision cone system to ignore captions in the background
• Discover alternative methods of conveying audio in XR, and validating spatial indicators with their layout
• Test reading speed as a viable method to calculate caption decay time

Questions

• What is your understanding of directional captions, and what do you think it tries to solve?
• What elements are strongest to create connection between captions and the person that was speaking?
  • Motion
  • Arrows
  • Color
  • Other
• In terms of readability and mental load - which option do you feel works better: stacked or layered captions?
  • Stacked
  • Layered
• In terms of motion which version of animated cations do you feel conveys the strongest relational hint to the speaker?
  • Normal Motion (Text boxes glide in)
  • Reduced Motion (Text boxes appear in place)
• Do you consider any of the examples above possible triggers for discomfort for people with vestibular disorders?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Other
• Have you ever experienced a scenario where it was important to hear a conversation behind you in VR?
• Would you like a small text box in the corner of your vision to read the conversations from behind you?
• Would you feel comfortable if the users behind you are notified of a hearing disability?
• Do you think contextual icons or indicators with captions would distinguish sound effects and add to the experience?
  • Yes
  • Yes, but with no animation
  • No, I find it distracting
  • Other