A Mobile Application Simulating an Exercising Environment based on Virtual Reality Technology

This research used the concept of virtual reality technology and integrating 360-degree video of outdoor fitness facility in order to simulate a fitness facility on a mobile device. The developed application will only work on android operating system. The quality of the mobile application was assessed both by a group of experts and by a specific group of selected users. The results obtained from the statistical analysis were mean and standard deviation. The results showed that the application’s evaluation quality by a group of experts was at a very good level with mean and standard deviation of 3.90 and 0.33, respectively. The highest quality assessment results were for the 360-degree video clarity and the interactive side of the radio button. In parallel, the users satisfaction rating was very satisfactory both for the radio button font and radio button interactions, with mean and standard deviations of 3.32 and 0.15, respectively.