VR-powered scenario-based testing for visual and acoustic web of things services

Abstract

Web of Things (WoT) services are Web services that interact with physical things in the environment. Testing of WoT services should be performed considering the physical and human factors that affect their quality. Scenario-based testing is known to be one of the most effective testing techniques by which we can test software while considering various real-world scenarios. However, applying scenario-based testing to real-world WoT testbed environments is not practical in terms of cost and reconfigurability. In this work, we utilize Virtual Reality (VR) technology to mimic real-world WoT environments for cost-effective testing over various scenarios.