Virtual Task Environments Factors Explored in 3D Selection Studies

In recent years, there has been a race among researchers, developers, engineers, and designers to come up with new interaction techniques for enhancing the performance and experience of users while interacting with virtual environments, and a key component of a 3D interaction technique is the selection technique. In this paper, we explore the environmental factors used in the assessment of 3D selection methods and classify each factor based on the task environment. Our approach consists of a thorough literature collection process, including four major Human-Computer Interaction repositories-Scopus, Science Direct, IEEE Xplore, and ACM Digital Library and created a dataset of a total of 277 papers. Drawing inspiration from the parameters outlined by LaViola et al. we manually classified each of those papers based on the task environment described in the papers. In addition, we explore the methodologies used in recent user studies to assess interaction techniques within various task environments, providing valuable insights into the developing landscape of virtual interaction research. We hope that the outcomes of our paper serve as a valuable resource for researchers, developers, and designers, providing a deeper understanding of task environments and offering fresh perspectives to evaluate their proposed 3D selection techniques in virtual environments.