XR4LAW: Implementing an Immersive Ergonomic User Interface for Legislative and Deliberative Institutions

XR4LAW is an innovative project included in the ERC project HyperModeLex that aims to investigate a new methodology of work of parliamentarians through the use of Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR) technologies. XR4LAW creates a Virtual Dashboard, with the goal of integrating legislative work into the metaverse. The bidimensional metaphor used for navigating the legislative documentation is limited considering the complexity of the material that a member of parliament should navigate and search. For this reason, the current project intends to provide an immersive environment where to find relevant documents using an easy human-computer interaction interface. The application is connected to the eXist-db database, where all legislative documents are available in XML format using the Akoma Ntoso OASIS XML standard applied to the European legislation. The primary goal is to develop an ergonomic and intuitive user interface that capitalizes on MR’s capabilities, such as real-world visibility and utilizing physical spaces to overlay virtual elements. This immersive environment empowers end-users to explore and analyze legal documents in a whole new way, improving the accessibility and efficiency of parliamentary work.