Evaluation of a Financial Portfolio Visualization using Computer Displays and Mixed Reality Devices with Domain Experts

CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1–9

Abstract

With the advent of mixed reality devices such as the Microsoft HoloLens, developers have been faced with the challenge to utilize the third dimension in information visualization effectively. Research on stereoscopic devices has shown that three-dimensional representation can improve accuracy in specific tasks (e.g., network visualization). Yet, so far the field has remained mute on the underlying mechanism. Our study systematically investigates the differences in user perception between a regular monitor and a mixed reality device. In a real-life within-subject experiment in the field with twenty-eight investment bankers, we assessed subjective and objective task performance with two- and three-dimensional systems, respectively. We tested accuracy with regard to position, size, and color using single and combined tasks. Our results do not show a significant difference in accuracy between mixed-reality and standard 2D monitor visualizations.

Authors 4

1. Kay Schroeder

   Zuyd University of Applied Sciences

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   Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen, Netherlands

2. Batoul Ajdadilish

   Zuyd University of Applied Sciences

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   Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen, Netherlands

3. Alexander P. Henkel

   Open University of the Netherlands

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   Open University, Heerlen, Netherlands

4. André Sergej Calero Valdez Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany