Design and Evaluation of a 13K Ultra-High-Resolution Web-Based Virtual Reality Platform for Immersive Spatial Visualization

Delivering ultra-high-resolution immersive environments via standard web browsers presents significant rendering and architectural challenges. While Virtual Reality (VR) is widely adopted, its application as a high-fidelity spatial visualization tool often lacks robust empirical evaluation regarding user experience and system efficacy. This study proposes the design, development, and evaluation of a 13K ultra-high-resolution web-based virtual tour platform, utilizing a nature-based destination as a practical case study to assess system effectiveness. The system architecture was engineered to process and render 13K panoramic data with interactive navigational hotspots, ensuring cross-platform web compatibility. To evaluate the Human-Computer Interaction performance, a true experimental design was employed with eighty participants who were randomly assigned to two groups. The experimental group interacted with the proposed 13K web-based platform, while the control group utilized a conventional static two-dimensional web interface. System efficacy was measured through user-centric metrics, including Sense of Presence, spatial image perception, and subsequent behavioral intention. The evaluation results demonstrated a statistically significant superiority of the proposed 13K platform. Users reported a substantially higher Sense of Presence score of 4.35 out of 5, compared to the conventional web interface score of 2.45. Furthermore, the immersive system architecture significantly catalyzed positive spatial perception and behavioral engagement, yielding a remarkably large effect size. The findings validate that the proposed high-fidelity web-based VR architecture effectively overcomes physical barriers, serving as a highly effective information system solution for remote spatial visualization and practical destination management.

@article{Manosroi2026,
  title     = {Design and Evaluation of a 13K Ultra-High-Resolution Web-Based Virtual Reality Platform for Immersive Spatial Visualization},
  journal   = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
  volume    = {17},
  number    = {6},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
  author    = {Worapon Manosroi and Apisak Phromfaiy and Pitak Khlaichom},
  doi       = {10.14569/IJACSA.2026.0170612},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2026.0170612}
}