We contribute MolecuSense, a virtual version of a physical molecule construction kit, based on visualization in Virtual Reality (VR) and interaction with force-feedback gloves. Targeting at chemistry education, our goal is to make virtual molecule structures more tangible. Results of an initial user study indicate that the VR molecular construction kit was positively received. Compared to a physical construction kit, the VR molecular construction kit is on the same level in terms of natural interaction. Besides, it fosters the typical digital advantages though, such as saving, exporting, and sharing of molecules. Feedback from the study participants has also revealed potential future avenues for tangible molecule visualizations.
%0 Conference Proceedings
%1 gebhardt2022molecusense
%A Gebhardt, Patrick
%A Yu, Xingyao
%A Köhn, Andreas
%A Sedlmair, Michael
%B Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction
%C New York, NY, USA
%D 2022
%I Association for Computing Machinery
%J Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction
%K EXC2075 chemie koehn köhn myown stuttgart theoretische
%P 1–5
%R 10.1145/3554944.3554956
%T MolecuSense: Using Force-Feedback Gloves for Creating and Interacting with Ball-and-Stick Molecules in VR
%U https://doi.org/10.1145/3554944.3554956
%X We contribute MolecuSense, a virtual version of a physical molecule construction kit, based on visualization in Virtual Reality (VR) and interaction with force-feedback gloves. Targeting at chemistry education, our goal is to make virtual molecule structures more tangible. Results of an initial user study indicate that the VR molecular construction kit was positively received. Compared to a physical construction kit, the VR molecular construction kit is on the same level in terms of natural interaction. Besides, it fosters the typical digital advantages though, such as saving, exporting, and sharing of molecules. Feedback from the study participants has also revealed potential future avenues for tangible molecule visualizations.
@proceedings{gebhardt2022molecusense,
abstract = {We contribute MolecuSense, a virtual version of a physical molecule construction kit, based on visualization in Virtual Reality (VR) and interaction with force-feedback gloves. Targeting at chemistry education, our goal is to make virtual molecule structures more tangible. Results of an initial user study indicate that the VR molecular construction kit was positively received. Compared to a physical construction kit, the VR molecular construction kit is on the same level in terms of natural interaction. Besides, it fosters the typical digital advantages though, such as saving, exporting, and sharing of molecules. Feedback from the study participants has also revealed potential future avenues for tangible molecule visualizations.},
added-at = {2022-11-09T17:41:26.000+0100},
address = {New York, NY, USA},
author = {Gebhardt, Patrick and Yu, Xingyao and Köhn, Andreas and Sedlmair, Michael},
biburl = {https://puma.ub.uni-stuttgart.de/bibtex/246d5e56bb4683ab74a49a39fe764f6cc/akoehn},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction},
doi = {10.1145/3554944.3554956},
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journal = {Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction},
keywords = {EXC2075 chemie koehn köhn myown stuttgart theoretische},
pages = {1–5},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
series = {VINCI '22},
timestamp = {2023-11-23T16:59:54.000+0100},
title = {MolecuSense: Using Force-Feedback Gloves for Creating and Interacting with Ball-and-Stick Molecules in VR},
type = {Publication},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3554944.3554956},
year = 2022
}
