Distance Perception in Consumer Virtual Reality

Distance Perception and Cues to Distance in Virtual Reality

Distance perception in virtual reality is reviewed, and investigated in a series of experiments. In experiment 1, the systematic underestimation of distance found in virtual reality displays was investigated. This investigation used a video camera mounted on a head-mounted display to compare a photorealistic ”virtual” world to monocular viewing of the real world with restricted field of view an...

Realistic Virtual Reality and Perception

John Dilworth [Philosophical Psychology 23(2010), pp. 23-42] Realistic uses of Virtual Reality (VR) technology closely integrate user training on virtual objects with VR-assisted user interactions with real objects. This paper shows how the Interactive Theory of Perception (ITP) may be extended to cover such cases. Virtual objects are explained as concrete models (CMs) that have an inner genera...

Virtual Reality, Involvement and the Consumer Interface

Consumer purchasing online is considered, with interactivity highlighted as a critical end-user issue. Levels of user interactivity up to and including virtual reality environments are now realistic in e-tailing. Conceptualizing interactivity to recognize the relevance of perceptions to consumer engagement motivates a focus on the user interface. Aspects relating to trust, usability and involve...

Virtual Reality Applied in Distance Education

Perception and cognition in immersive Virtual Reality

In the next future, 3D-CAD methods will be extensively employed in conjunction with 3D immersive displays, so called Virtual Environments (VE). These may dramatically improve the possibilities of visualization and interaction offered by common 2D display CAD workstations. Thus, ergonomic evaluation needs to be made as to how the computer-generated object is represented on 3D immersive display (...