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CAVE and HMD: distance perception comparative study
This paper proposes to analyse user experience using two different immersive device categories: a cave automatic virtual environment (CAVE) and a head-mounted display (HMD). While most past studies focused on one of these devices to characterize user experience, we propose to fill the gap in compara...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10054200/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37360808 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10055-023-00787-y |
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author | Combe, Théo Chardonnet, Jean-Rémy Merienne, Frédéric Ovtcharova, Jivka |
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description | This paper proposes to analyse user experience using two different immersive device categories: a cave automatic virtual environment (CAVE) and a head-mounted display (HMD). While most past studies focused on one of these devices to characterize user experience, we propose to fill the gap in comparative studies by conducting investigations using both devices, considering the same application, method and analysis. Through this study, we want to highlight the differences in user experience induced when using either one of these technologies in terms of visualization and interaction. We performed two experiments, each focusing on a specific aspect of the devices employed. The first one is related to distance perception when walking and the possible influence of the HMD’s weight, which does not occur with CAVE systems as they do not require wearing any heavy equipment. Past studies found that weight may impact distance perception. Several walking distances were considered. Results revealed that the HMD’s weight does not induce significant differences over short distances (above three meters). In the second experiment, we focused on distance perception over short distances. We considered that the HMD’s screen being closer to the user’s eyes than in CAVE systems might induce substantial distance perception differences, especially for short-distance interaction. We designed a task in which users had to move an object from one place to another at several distances using the CAVE and an HMD. Results revealed significant underestimation compared to reality as in past work, but no significant differences between the immersive devices. These results provide a better understanding of the differences between the two emblematic virtual reality displays. |
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spelling | pubmed-100542002023-03-29 CAVE and HMD: distance perception comparative study Combe, Théo Chardonnet, Jean-Rémy Merienne, Frédéric Ovtcharova, Jivka Virtual Real Original Article This paper proposes to analyse user experience using two different immersive device categories: a cave automatic virtual environment (CAVE) and a head-mounted display (HMD). While most past studies focused on one of these devices to characterize user experience, we propose to fill the gap in comparative studies by conducting investigations using both devices, considering the same application, method and analysis. Through this study, we want to highlight the differences in user experience induced when using either one of these technologies in terms of visualization and interaction. We performed two experiments, each focusing on a specific aspect of the devices employed. The first one is related to distance perception when walking and the possible influence of the HMD’s weight, which does not occur with CAVE systems as they do not require wearing any heavy equipment. Past studies found that weight may impact distance perception. Several walking distances were considered. Results revealed that the HMD’s weight does not induce significant differences over short distances (above three meters). In the second experiment, we focused on distance perception over short distances. We considered that the HMD’s screen being closer to the user’s eyes than in CAVE systems might induce substantial distance perception differences, especially for short-distance interaction. We designed a task in which users had to move an object from one place to another at several distances using the CAVE and an HMD. Results revealed significant underestimation compared to reality as in past work, but no significant differences between the immersive devices. These results provide a better understanding of the differences between the two emblematic virtual reality displays. Springer London 2023-03-29 /pmc/articles/PMC10054200/ /pubmed/37360808 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10055-023-00787-y Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag London Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2023, Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law. This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Combe, Théo Chardonnet, Jean-Rémy Merienne, Frédéric Ovtcharova, Jivka CAVE and HMD: distance perception comparative study |
title | CAVE and HMD: distance perception comparative study |
title_full | CAVE and HMD: distance perception comparative study |
title_fullStr | CAVE and HMD: distance perception comparative study |
title_full_unstemmed | CAVE and HMD: distance perception comparative study |
title_short | CAVE and HMD: distance perception comparative study |
title_sort | cave and hmd: distance perception comparative study |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10054200/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37360808 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10055-023-00787-y |
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