UPDesign: Enhancing user experience of urban planning design using mixed reality

IF 6 2区计算机科学 Q1 COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS

International Journal of Human-Computer Studies Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-26 DOI:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2026.103778

Jin Bai , Mohd Shahrizal Sunar , Norhaida Mohd Suaib

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Abstract

Although urban planning has long advocated for more intuitive visual design methods, immersive visualization and interaction approaches tailored to non-professional stakeholders remain limited. To address this challenge, we propose UPDesign, an urban planning visualization interaction approach that supports on-site creation, modification, and drawing. This paper introduces the design and implementation of UPDesign, highlights improvements in interaction manipulation, and evaluates the user experience. Results show that UPDesign, by combining gesture and speech input in a mixed reality (MR) environment, efficiently supports the rapid conception and expression of design alternatives, demonstrating good universality. This study offers a new pathway for applying MR technology in urban planning, providing non-professional users with a low-threshold, user-friendly tool that helps overcome the limitations of existing MR approaches in interactivity and usability.

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UPDesign：利用混合现实增强城市规划设计的用户体验

尽管城市规划一直提倡更直观的视觉设计方法，但为非专业利益相关者量身定制的沉浸式可视化和交互方法仍然有限。为了应对这一挑战，我们提出了UPDesign，这是一种支持现场创建、修改和绘图的城市规划可视化交互方法。本文介绍了UPDesign的设计和实现，重点介绍了交互操作方面的改进，并对用户体验进行了评估。结果表明，UPDesign通过在混合现实（MR）环境中结合手势和语音输入，有效地支持设计方案的快速构思和表达，具有良好的通用性。本研究为将磁共振技术应用于城市规划提供了一条新途径，为非专业用户提供了一个低门槛、用户友好的工具，有助于克服现有磁共振方法在交互性和可用性方面的局限性。

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International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 工程技术-计算机：控制论

CiteScore

11.50

自引率

5.60%

发文量

108

审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Human-Computer Studies publishes original research over the whole spectrum of work relevant to the theory and practice of innovative interactive systems. The journal is inherently interdisciplinary, covering research in computing, artificial intelligence, psychology, linguistics, communication, design, engineering, and social organization, which is relevant to the design, analysis, evaluation and application of innovative interactive systems. Papers at the boundaries of these disciplines are especially welcome, as it is our view that interdisciplinary approaches are needed for producing theoretical insights in this complex area and for effective deployment of innovative technologies in concrete user communities. Research areas relevant to the journal include, but are not limited to: • Innovative interaction techniques • Multimodal interaction • Speech interaction • Graphic interaction • Natural language interaction • Interaction in mobile and embedded systems • Interface design and evaluation methodologies • Design and evaluation of innovative interactive systems • User interface prototyping and management systems • Ubiquitous computing • Wearable computers • Pervasive computing • Affective computing • Empirical studies of user behaviour • Empirical studies of programming and software engineering • Computer supported cooperative work • Computer mediated communication • Virtual reality • Mixed and augmented Reality • Intelligent user interfaces • Presence ...