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Closer Object Looks Smaller: Investigating the Duality of Size Perception in a Spherical Fish Tank VR Display

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CHI '20: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376601

Published: 23 April 2020 Publication History

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Fish Tank Virtual Reality (FTVR) displays provide compelling 3D experiences by rendering view-dependent imagery on a 2D screen. While users perceive a 3D object in space, they are actually looking at pixels on a 2D screen, thus, a perceptual duality exists between the object's pixels and the 3D percept potentially interfering with the experience. To investigate, we conducted an experiment to see whether the on-screen size of the 2D imagery affects the perceived object size in 3D space with different viewing conditions, including stereopsis. We found that the size of on-screen imagery significantly influenced object size perception, causing 83.3% under/overestimation of perceived size when viewing without stereopsis and reducing to 64.7% with stereopsis. Contrary to reality, objects look smaller when the viewer gets closer. Understanding the perceptual duality helps us to provide accurate perception of real-world objects depicted in the virtual environment and pave the way for 3D applications.

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Index Terms

Closer Object Looks Smaller: Investigating the Duality of Size Perception in a Spherical Fish Tank VR Display
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
      1. Perception
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Virtual reality

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CHI '20: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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DOI:10.1145/3313831

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University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Future University Hakodate, Japan & De La Salle University, Philippines
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Wang LCai SSandor C(2024)Perceptual thresholds of visual size discrimination in augmented and virtual realityComputers and Graphics10.1016/j.cag.2023.10.001117:C(105-113)Online publication date: 4-Mar-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.cag.2023.10.001
Xia ZYu FXiong BJia EBaek SGregson JHe XRhodin HFels S(2022)TeleViewDemo: Experience the Future of 3D TeleconferencingSIGGRAPH Asia 2022 XR10.1145/3550472.3558404(1-2)Online publication date: 24-Nov-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3550472.3558404
Miyashita YSawahata YSakai AHarasawa MHara KMorita TKomine K(2022)Display-Size Dependent Effects of 3D Viewing on Subjective ImpressionsACM Transactions on Applied Perception10.1145/351046119:2(1-15)Online publication date: 11-Jul-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3510461

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