Comparison of Near-to-Eye Displays: Subjective Experience and Comfort

Author

Pölönen, M. ; Järvenpää, T. ; Häkkinen, J.

Author_Institution

Nokia Oyj/Nokia Res. Center, Tampere, Finland

Volume

6

Issue

1

fYear

2010

Firstpage

27

Lastpage

35

Abstract

We studied people´s experiences related to four different commercial near-to-eye displays (NEDs). A total of hundred and six participants viewed a 40-min film and completed several sickness-, visual strain- and workload-related questionnaires. The severity of the symptoms varied among the devices used, but on average the sickness experienced and the eyestrain levels remained low. Headset fit affected not only the perceived workload, but also the pleasantness of tasks and NED-related opinion change. The participants were positively surprised at the NEDs´ high quality, and many were interested in using wearable displays in the future.

Keywords

display devices; NED-related opinion change; near-to-eye displays; subjective experience; wearable displays; Biomedical optical imaging; Defense industry; Educational products; Ergonomics; Flat panel displays; Microdisplays; Optical diffraction; Optical films; Usability; Virtual reality; Future interest; head-mounted display; near-to-eye display (NED); opinion change; sickness; subjective experience; task pleasantness; workload;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Display Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1551-319X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JDT.2009.2029123

Filename

5356237