Perspective View Displays and User Performance

Abstract

Consoles that use three-dimensional (3-D) perspective views on flat screens to display data seem to provide a natural, increasingly affordable solution for situational awareness tasks. However, the empirical evidence supporting the use of 3-D displays is decidedly mixed. Across an array of tasks, a number of studies have found benefits for 3-D perspective over two-dimensional (2-D) views, while other studies have found rough parity, and still other studies have found 2-D superior to 3-D. Interestingly, many realistic military tasks have complex demands that require both types of views at different points in time. This paper investigates an interface concept called "orient and operate," which employs the advantages of both 2-D and 3-D displays.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA434192

Entities

People

  • Michael B. Cowen

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Traffic
  • Aircrafts
  • Geometry
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Information Processing
  • Judgment
  • Line Of Sight
  • Maps
  • Psychology
  • Situational Awareness
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topographic Maps
  • Traffic
  • Two Dimensional
  • Warfare

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  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design