Effective data-based driven survey module for Unity 3D using a participatory approach

Abstract

This thesis describes the research and implementation of different ways to conduct data-based driven surveys in the Unity 3D Engine using virtual reality (VR) technologies. The work is intertwined with the creation of a larger framework for scientific research in the field of physiology and psychology. The requirements for this VR survey platform have been collected based on iterative communication with developers and researchers concerning their research goals. According to the analysis of requirements and technologies the platform was built using the C# programming language with SQLite database. As a result of the development process, the platform went over three major stages of iteration which made use of different concepts of collecting, storing, and data management. To complement each platform different versionindependent applications were created. Each conceptual solution was evaluated using a participatory design approach, i.e. in direct cooperation with developers and research staff after use in scientific experimental pretest conditions. Feedback was gathered to contribute to the development of such research surveys directly in VR, as a part of a larger XR framework developed by XR Lab PJAIT.