Evaluation of Meta-UI in AR and VR Application for Medical Education

Abstract

Immersive technology has provided many benefits in various fields, including in medical education. Several learning obstacles have been overcome, such as limited practicum space, few teaching aids, and limited time. To address this issue further, the authors are building virtualized AR and VR modules that are implemented to help users improve their skills before doing practical work in the real world. The authors use AR technology to study human anatomy, while VR technology to study Normal Childbirth Surgery. To build a module, the authors need to design an interface that can provide convenience for the user, so that it can be used continuously. This research collected feedback from users to build an unobtrusive interface when running the application and remove animations that have nothing to do with the medical lab module. The authors designed the interface with a Meta-UI approach to provide a clean look, so users can focus on doing practicums. This research observed that the use of Meta-UI in this study has given satisfaction to the users through the analysis of the PIECES framework. The authors got a score between 3.97 - 4.20 for AR and 4.5 - 4.67 for VR from the user satisfaction measurement which means that users are satisfied with the offerings and services of this app.

Performance Analysis of Meta-UI on Membatik Mixed Reality Application Using Nielsen’s Heuristic Method

“…They developed a conceptual framework and conducted user research to assess the effectiveness of the diegetic approach on user engagement and comprehension. Fajrianti et al [31] studied the effectiveness of meta-UI (meta-user interface) in educational AR and VR apps for medicine. Through user trials, they found that incorporating meta-UI features significantly improves user engagement, task performance, and learning efficacy.…”