Taking Virtual Reality into the Courtroom: An exploratory study of how to implement Virtual Reality within Swedish court
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
Program
Industrial design engineering (MPDES), MSc
Publicerad
2021
Författare
Nordin, Carolina
Zekan, Adna
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Sammanfattning
The increasing number of criminal cases creates a demand for fast development of
high-quality evidence. Both the Swedish National Forensic Centre and the National Courts
Administrations strive to find new ways with the help of new technology to improve the
judicial process. This Master's Thesis has been in collaboration with the Swedish National
Forensic Centre and the aim is to contribute to the implementation of Virtual Reality as a
visualization tool that will improve the judicial system in Sweden. The project has been
limited to exploring the use of Virtual Reality within Swedish courts. The project answers the
following questions: Why should Virtual Reality be used in Swedish courts? Who would be
the user of Virtual Reality in Swedish courts? When would Virtual Reality be used in Swedish
courts? How would Virtual Reality be used in Swedish courts? The results are concluded into
UX/UI guidelines which will act as an inspiration for future development projects and
implementation.
This thesis has included interviews and surveys with professionals from Swedish courts and
surveys with people from the public. Five use areas for Virtual Reality in Swedish courts have
been found during the thesis; giving pre-trial support, viewing of object, viewing of scene,
reconstruction of incident and reviewing material. Giving pre-trial support has been tested
through usability tests, by testing the concept of viewing a courtroom in Virtual Reality
through an Oculus Quest head-mounted display. The results include guidelines for each use
area, for the experience as well as for the graphical user interface. The UX/UI guidelines are
based on theory study, user study and usability study performed during the thesis.
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: virtual reality, Swedish courts, trials, evidence presentation, crime visualization, user study, user experience