Exploring the Impact of Menu Systems, Interaction Methods, and Sitting or Standing Posture on User Experience in Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality (VR) has become an increasingly crucial aspect in both commercial and industrial settings. However, the user experience of the user interfaces and interaction methods in the VR environment is often overlooked. This paper aims to explore different menu systems, interaction methods, and the user’s sitting or standing posture on user experience and cybersickness in VR applications. An experiment with two menu systems and two interaction methods in an implemented VR application was conducted with 20 participants. The results found that traditional, top-down, panel menus with motion controls are the best combination regarding the user experience. Sitting posture provides less severe simulator sickness symptoms than standing