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From One World to Another: Interfaces for Efficiently Transitioning Between Virtual Environments

Video Figure for CHI 2026 Paper "From One World to Another: Interfaces for Efficiently Transitioning Between Virtual Environments" by Matt Gottsacker, Yahya Hmaiti, Mykola Maslych, Hiroshi Furuya, Jasmine Joyce DeGuzman, Gerd Bruder, Gregory F. Welch, and Joseph J. LaViola Jr. All authors affiliated with the University of Central Florida. This video figure contains an overview of the paper's motivation, interaction model, and interfaces designed for efficient switching between worlds. Pre-print: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.01423 Code: https://github.com/mott-lab/WorldSwit... 0:12: Motivation 1:23: Study overview 2:04: Interaction model 2:43: Overview of interfaces 3:06: WiM Hand Palette 3:35: Portal Hand Palette 3:59: WiM Head Palette 4:13: Portal Head Palette 4:28: WiM Gallery 4:39: Portal Gallery 5:06: WiM World Wheel 5:15: Portal World Wheel Abstract: Personal computers and handheld devices provide keyboard shortcuts and swipe gestures to enable users to efficiently switch between applications, whereas today's virtual reality (VR) systems do not. In this work, we present an exploratory study on user interface aspects to support efficient switching between worlds in VR. We created eight interfaces that afford previewing and selecting from the available virtual worlds, including methods using portals and worlds-in-miniature (WiMs). To evaluate these methods, we conducted a controlled within-subjects empirical experiment (N=22) where participants frequently transitioned between six different environments to complete an object collection task. Our quantitative and qualitative results show that WiMs supported rapid acquisition of high-level spatial information while searching and were deemed most efficient by participants while portals provided fast pre-orientation. Finally, we present insights into the applicability, usability, and effectiveness of the VR world switching methods we explored, and provide recommendations for their application and future context/world switching techniques and interfaces.