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Authors: | Hemmerich, Wanja Keshavarz, Behrang Hecht, Heiko |
Title: | Visually induced motion sickness on the horizon |
Online publication date: | 7-Jan-2021 |
Year of first publication: | 2020 |
Language: | english |
Abstract: | Visually induced motion sickness is an unpleasant but common side-effect of many simulations and VR-applications. We investigated whether an earth-fixed reference frame provided in the simulation is able to reduce motion sickness. To do so, we created a moving starfield that did not contain any indicators of the spatial orientation of the observer. As the observer was simulated to move through the randomly oscillating starfield, a time-to-contact task had to be carried out. Two colored stars on collision course with each other had to be spotted, then they disappeared and the time of their collision had to be judged. Eye-movements, task performance, and motion sickness were recorded. This condition without visual reference to the observer's upright was supplemented with three conditions containing either an earth-fixed fixation cross, an earth-fixed horizon line, or a line that was yoked to the head. Results show that only the earth-fixed horizon was able to significantly reduce visually induced motion sickness. Thus, a mere earth-stationary anchor does not suffice, a clear indication of earth horizontal seems necessary to reap a modest benefit. |
DDC: | 150 Psychologie 150 Psychology |
Institution: | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
Department: | FB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport |
Place: | Mainz |
ROR: | https://ror.org/023b0x485 |
DOI: | http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-5541 |
Version: | Published version |
Publication type: | Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
License: | CC BY |
Information on rights of use: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Journal: | Frontiers in virtual reality 1 |
Pages or article number: | 582095 |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media |
Publisher place: | Lausanne |
Issue date: | 2020 |
ISSN: | 2673-4192 |
Publisher URL: | https://doi.org/10.3389/frvir.2020.582095 |
Publisher DOI: | 10.3389/frvir.2020.582095 |
Appears in collections: | JGU-Publikationen |
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