PaintBranch: Asynchronous Collaborative Art in Virtual Reality

Published April 25, 2025 in 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW) by Ana David, Daniele Giunchi, Stuart James, Anthony Steed, Augusto Esteves

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.

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10972428,
  author={David, Ana and Giunchi, Daniele and James, Stuart and Steed, Anthony and Esteves, Augusto},
  booktitle={2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)}, 
  title={PaintBranch: Asynchronous Collaborative Art in Virtual Reality}, 
  year={2025},
  volume={},
  number={},
  pages={320-321},
  keywords={Art;Three-dimensional displays;Conferences;Collaboration;Prototypes;Virtual reality;User interfaces;Painting;art collaboration;asynchronous collaboration;version control;virtual reality},
  doi={10.1109/VRW66409.2025.00306}}