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The effects of head-mounted display mechanics on distance judgments in virtual environments

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Peter Willemsen,

Mark B. Colton,

Sarah H. Creem-Regehr,

William B. ThompsonAuthors Info & Claims

APGV '04: Proceedings of the 1st Symposium on Applied perception in graphics and visualization

Pages 35 - 38

https://doi.org/10.1145/1012551.1012558

Published: 07 August 2004 Publication History

Abstract

In virtual environments that use head-mounted displays (HMD), distance judgments to targets on the ground are compressed, at least when indicated through visually-directed walking tasks. The same tasks performed in the real world yield veridical results over distances ranging from 2m to 25m. This paper describes experiments aimed at determining if mechanical aspects of HMDs such as mass and moments of inertia are responsible for the apparent distortion of distance. Our results indicate that the mechanical aspects of HMDs cannot explain the full magnitude of distance underestimation seen in HMD-based virtual environments, though they may account for a portion of the effect.

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The effects of head-mounted display mechanics on distance judgments in virtual environments
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
      1. Virtual reality
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Mixed / augmented reality
      2. Virtual reality

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APGV '04: Proceedings of the 1st Symposium on Applied perception in graphics and visualization

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DOI:10.1145/1012551

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