TY - GEN
T1 - Comparing the Effects of Paper and Mobile Augmented Reality Instructions to Guide Assembly Tasks
AU - Yang, Yumeng
AU - Karreman, Joyce
AU - De Jong, Menno
PY - 2020/9/21
Y1 - 2020/9/21
N2 - To guide an assembly sequence, instructions are often presented on paper or digital manuals containing photos, diagrams, and texts. Recently, augmented reality (AR) has gained increasing attention as a new way to provide user support and assistance for guiding assembly. To date, although comprehensive studies have compared the effectiveness of augmented reality instructions on Head-Mounted Displays and projectors, only a few investigate the AR instructions on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. In this paper, we aim to close this gap by comparing mobile AR instructions to paper-based instructions using a Lego assembly task. Two groups of participants were asked to either use AR instructions or paper-based instructions. Their task effectiveness, efficiency, cognitive load, and motivation were measured. Results indicate that participants who used mobile AR instructions made fewer errors compared to participants who used paper instructions. Furthermore, mobile AR instructions do not hinder task efficiency, cognitive load, and motivation. This study adds empirical evidence to the usability of mobile AR instructions and may help instructional designers gain insights about differences in mobile AR instructions and paper instructions.
AB - To guide an assembly sequence, instructions are often presented on paper or digital manuals containing photos, diagrams, and texts. Recently, augmented reality (AR) has gained increasing attention as a new way to provide user support and assistance for guiding assembly. To date, although comprehensive studies have compared the effectiveness of augmented reality instructions on Head-Mounted Displays and projectors, only a few investigate the AR instructions on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. In this paper, we aim to close this gap by comparing mobile AR instructions to paper-based instructions using a Lego assembly task. Two groups of participants were asked to either use AR instructions or paper-based instructions. Their task effectiveness, efficiency, cognitive load, and motivation were measured. Results indicate that participants who used mobile AR instructions made fewer errors compared to participants who used paper instructions. Furthermore, mobile AR instructions do not hinder task efficiency, cognitive load, and motivation. This study adds empirical evidence to the usability of mobile AR instructions and may help instructional designers gain insights about differences in mobile AR instructions and paper instructions.
KW - assembly
KW - Augmented reality
KW - instruction
KW - mobile AR instruction
KW - 22/2 OA procedure
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85092613779&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ProComm48883.2020.00021
DO - 10.1109/ProComm48883.2020.00021
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85092613779
T3 - IEEE International Professional Communication Conference
SP - 96
EP - 104
BT - Proceedings - 2020 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, ProComm 2020
PB - IEEE
T2 - IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, ProComm 2020
Y2 - 20 July 2020 through 21 July 2020
ER -