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QUALITATIVE COMPARISON OF VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED PROTOTYPING OF HANDHELD PRODUCTS
Verlinden, J.; Van den Esker, W.; Wind, L.; Horváth, I.
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2004
Editor:
Marjanovic D.
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DESIGN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
Page(s):
533 - 538
Abstract:
The concept of Augmented Prototyping combines Rapid Prototyping techniques to obtain 3D physical objects (e.g. Stereolithography, CNC milling), with Augmented Reality systems. In this article, a comparison is made between the performance of augmented and virtual prototyping. This is done by a design review experiment of a handheld voice recorder. Two prototypes were developed, 1).a screen prototype based on Macromedia Director, 2) an augmented version that employed a video projector to project the screen on a wooden mock-up. In total, 9 subjects participated. Although not statistically sound, this evaluation indicated that the Augmented Prototyping condition yields more feedback, involving aspects of both cognitive and physical ergonomics.
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