Autonomous robotic vehicles (i.e., drones) are potentially transformative for search and rescue (SAR). This paper works toward wearable interfaces, through which humans team with multiple drones. We introduce the Virtual Drone Search Game as a first step in creating a mixed reality simulation for humans to practice drone teaming and SAR techniques. Our goals are to (1) evaluate input modalities for the drones, derived from an iterative narrowing of the design space, (2) improve our mixed reality system for designing input modalities and training operators, and (3) collect data on how participants socially experience the virtual drones with which they work. In our study, 17 participants played the game with two input modalities (Gesture condition, Tap condition) in counterbalanced order. Results indicated that participants performed best with the Gesture condition. Participants found the multiple controls challenging, and future studies might include more training of the devices and game. Participants felt like a team with the drones and found them moderately agentic. In our future work, we will extend this testing to a more externally valid mixed reality game.

自主机器人车辆（即无人驾驶飞机）可能会为搜救（SAR）带来变革。本文致力于可穿戴界面，人类可以通过该界面与多架无人机进行协作。我们介绍了虚拟无人机搜索游戏，这是为人类创建混合现实仿真以练习无人机组合和SAR技术的第一步。我们的目标是（1）通过迭代缩小设计空间来评估无人机的输入方式，（2）改进用于设计输入方式和培训操作员的混合现实系统，以及（3）收集有关参与者如何社交的数据体验与它们一起工作的虚拟无人机。在我们的研究中，有17位参与者以平衡的顺序以两种输入方式（手势状态，敲击状态）玩游戏。结果表明，参与者在“手势”条件下表现最佳。参与者发现多重控件具有挑战性，将来的研究可能包括对设备和游戏进行更多的培训。参与者感觉就像是一支无人驾驶飞机的团队，发现他们具有中等的吸引力。在以后的工作中，我们将把测试范围扩展到更外部有效的混合现实游戏。