EGR 186: Homework Worksheet Searching for Sources

Name: Naser Alharbi EGR 186-

1) List your Grand Challenge and your reasons why the need for research on this topic is needed:

Grand Challenge Enhance Virtual Reality

Virtual reality is a powerful tool for training practitioners and patients
Reasons Sensors placed in gloves provide feedback crudely so the quality
response in not achieved

2) Create keywords for your topic and list three search terms as well as the database that you searched
and the first two results
Key words#1 Enhance Virtual Reality
Google/Web Google
Number of Results 1880,000 results
Title of Result #1 How Might Virtual Reality Change the World? Stanford Lab Peers into Future.
CBS New, June 2015.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-might-virtual-reality-change-the-world-
stanford-lab-peers-into-future/

Title of Result #2 Using virtual reality to enhance user experience. Marketing Week. August 2015
https://www.marketingweek.com/2015/08/12/using-virtual-reality-to-enhance-
user-experience/

Keywords #2 Enhance Virtual Reality

Books/ ebooks Books Tab Cline Library
Number of Results 444
Title of Result #1 H. Michale. The Metaphysics of Virtual Reality: Oxford University Press, New York
1993
Title of Result #2 J. WestWood. Medicine Meets Virtual Reality: IOS Press, Washington DC, 2013.

Keywords #3 Enhance Virtual Reality Content Type: Journals & Magazines

Database IEEE
Number of Results 1662
Title of Result #1 S. Alshaal, S. Michael Enhancing Virtual Reality Systems with Smart Wearable
Devices in IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management vol 4
no.3, pp. 2113-2118, July 2016. DOI: 10.1109/MDM.2016.60

Title of Result #2 C. Hutton and E. Suma A realistic walking model for enhancing redirection in
virtual reality, in IEEE Transactions on Virtual Reality, vol. 12, no. 19, pp. 1278-
1289, Mar. 2016. DOI: 10.1109/VR.2016.7504714
3.) List the 2 references you will use for your research using IEEE citation style and answer the questions
below for each source selected.

a. Who are the authors of the peer-reviewed article?

b. What journal was the peer-reviewed article published in and what date was it published?
c. What are the author's credentials or organizational affiliations given?
d. What is the purpose of the information?

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e. Is the information supported by evidence or references?

Reference S. Alshaal, S. Michael Enhancing Virtual Reality Systems with Smart Wearable Devices
in IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management vol 4 no.3, pp. 2113-
2118, July 2016. DOI: 10.1109/MDM.2016.60
A S. Alshaal, S. Michael
B in IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management
C Dept. of Comput., Univ. of Central Lancashire - Cyprus, Pyla, Cyprus
D This paper presents a high level architecture of smart VR. The smart VR is
demonstrated in context of VR app for retail stores. Demonstrations have been
provided for the replacement of input devices like key board and mouse with hand
gestures.

E yes

Reference C. Hutton and E. Suma A realistic walking model for enhancing redirection in virtual
reality, in IEEE Transactions on Virtual Reality, vol. 12, no. 19, pp. 1278-1289, Mar.
2016. DOI: 10.1109/VR.2016.7504714
A C. Hutton and E. Suma
B in IEEE Transactions on Virtual Reality
C USC Institute for Creative Technologies
D A realistic walking model is presented which is based on redirection techniques and
employed in real time virtual environments. The model is implemented in a framework
which can be used for simulation of redirected walking
E yes