The Effects of Slow Frame Rates on Human Performance

Abstract

We conducted a comprehensive examination of the effects of different frame rates on human performance and reviewed more than 50 studies and summarized them in the areas of psychomotor performance, perceptual performance, behavioral effects, and subjective perception. Overall, there seems to be strong support for a threshold of around 15 Hz for many tasks, including those that are psychomotor and perceptual in nature. Less impressive yet acceptable performance may be accomplished at around 10 Hz for many tasks. Subjective reactions to video quality seem to support rates of 5 Hz, although videos presented at 15 Hz and above are generally more widely preferred.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA449963

Entities

People

  • Jennifer E. Thropp
  • Jessie Y. Chen

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Systems
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Computer Graphics
  • Data Displays
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Supervisory Control
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Motor Skills
  • Psychology
  • Psychomotor Performance
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Virtual Reality

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Systems Analysis and Design