Minimising Side Effects of Virtual Environments

Abstract

For some individuals participation in virtual environments (VEs) can result in side effects, including symptoms of nausea, disorientation, postural instability or eyestrain. The incidence and severity of symptoms are influenced by a number of factors related to the design of the VE, the task being performed, and the susceptibility of the participant. Thus taking these factors into account when designing the VE and tasks, and specifying what is required of participants, can reduce side effects. This report lists the relevant factors, and makes general recommendations to ensure that side effects in VEs are avoided or minimised. Particular consideration is given to the wide screen display of the Future Operations Centre Analysis Laboratory (FOCAL), where factors needing empirical investigation are identified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA415884

Entities

People

  • Judy Barrett

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Asthenopia
  • Australia
  • Command And Control
  • Environment
  • Flight Simulators
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Instability
  • Motion Sickness
  • Perception
  • Side Effects
  • Simulators
  • Three Dimensional
  • Virtual Reality

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  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Systems Analysis and Design