PaintBranch: Asynchronous Collaborative Art in Virtual Reality

David, Ana; Giunchi, Daniele; James, Stuart; Steed, Anthony; Esteves, Augusto

Abstract

We describe the development of PaintBranch, a virtual reality prototype designed to support asynchronous collaborative art. By incorporating version control (VC), PaintBranch aims to promote creative idea generation and reduce conflicts during collaboration. In a user study, eight participants were organized into four pairs and worked asynchronously for a week, with each participant having four painting sessions. We analyzed the emerging collaboration patterns and uses. Results indicated that experienced artists used these features effectively to meet collaborative and personal goals.

Citation

David, A., Giunchi, D., James, S., Steed, A., & Esteves, A. (2025, March). PaintBranch: Asynchronous Collaborative Art in Virtual Reality. Presented at 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), Saint Malo, France

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)
• Start Date: Mar 8, 2025
• End Date: Mar 12, 2025
• Acceptance Date: Jan 9, 2025
• Online Publication Date: Apr 24, 2025
• Publication Date: 2025
• Deposit Date: May 14, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: May 15, 2025
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 320-321
• Book Title: 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/vrw66409.2025.00306
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3948096