Creating a Model for Developing and Evaluating Technical Instructions that use Extended Reality

IF 1.5 4区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

Technical Communication Pub Date : 2022-08-02 DOI:10.55177/tc001245

Satu Rantakokko

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Purpose: Extended reality (XR) is an umbrella term for the many ways that we can now design 3D, interactive, and real-time environments as in combining virtual and real elements, and experience immersion in a completely virtual reality (VR). The use of XR is increasing in popularity across a range of industries. Although researchers are becoming increasingly interested in the benefits and challenges of using XR to convey technical instructions, more comprehensive research is required. I aim to address this need in the present article by introducing an affordance model of Technical Instructions in Extended Reality, the TIER model. Two earlier categorizations, the affordances of technical instructions, and the phases of data handling in XR, formed the point of departure for this article. The analysis utilized a four-category model of affordances by Rantakokko and Nuopponen (2019) that comprised: accessing, finding, understanding, and relying on. Data handling in XR drew on a phase-based model by Rantakokko (2022) featuring: collection, processing, storage, transfer, combining, and presentation. Methods:The two sets of categorizations were combined into a holistic model with an iterative process in order to offer a tool for analyzing and describing the possibilities and challenges that XR brings to designing technical instructions. The iterative process was conducted by adding examples from existing research into matrix tables to understand how the affordances of technical instructions and the phases of data handling in XR are connected. Results: The TIER model is introduced with examples to illustrate how it can be used to view every phase of XR data handling in terms of the affordances of technical instructions based on the laws, regulations, principles of good guidance, and the design process. Conclusion: The TIER model can be used as a tool for an organized, step-by-step design process as well as testing XR-based technical instructions to ensure that the features of XR support the intended affordances of technical instructions. technical instructions, affordances, extended reality, mixed reality,

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创建使用扩展现实的技术指令开发和评估模型

目的：扩展现实（XR）是一个总括性术语，指的是我们现在可以设计3D、交互式和实时环境的多种方式，如将虚拟和真实元素相结合，并体验完全虚拟现实（VR）的沉浸感。XR的使用在一系列行业中越来越受欢迎。尽管研究人员对使用XR传达技术指令的好处和挑战越来越感兴趣，但还需要更全面的研究。在本文中，我旨在通过引入扩展现实中技术指令的可供性模型，即TIER模型来解决这一需求。前面的两个分类，技术说明的可供性和XR中数据处理的阶段，构成了本文的出发点。该分析利用了Rantakokko和Nuoponen（2019）的可供性四类模型，包括：访问、发现、理解和依赖。XR中的数据处理借鉴了Rantakakko（2022）的基于阶段的模型，其特征是：收集、处理、存储、转移、组合和呈现。方法：将这两组分类组合成一个具有迭代过程的整体模型，以提供一个工具来分析和描述XR给设计技术说明书带来的可能性和挑战。迭代过程是通过将现有研究的例子添加到矩阵表中来进行的，以了解XR中技术指令的可供性和数据处理阶段是如何联系的。结果：通过实例介绍了TIER模型，说明如何根据法律、法规、良好指导原则和设计过程，从技术说明的可供性角度看待XR数据处理的每个阶段。结论：TIER模型可以作为一种有组织、循序渐进的设计过程的工具，也可以测试基于XR的技术说明，以确保XR的功能支持技术说明的预期可供性。技术指导，启示，扩展现实，混合现实，

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Technical Communication COMMUNICATION-

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1.40

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20.00%

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