A Comparison of Desktop and Augmented Reality Scenario Based Training Authoring Tools

This work presents a comparison of two applications (Augmented Reality (AR) and desktop) to author Scenario-Based Training (SBT) simulations. Through an iterative design process two interface conditions are developed and then evaluated qualitatively and quantitatively. A graph based authoring visualization help designers understand the scenario learning artifacts and relationships. No significant difference was found on time taken to complete tasks nor on the perceived usability of the systems. However, Desktop was perceived as more efficient, corroborated by the significantly higher number of mistakes made in AR. Findings are presented towards building better AR immersive authoring tools.

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