Assessing the Relationship Between Type of Head Movement and Simulator Sickness Using an Immersive Virtual Reality Head Mounted Display: A Pilot Study

摘要

Virtual Reality (VR) head-mounted displays are becoming more common and are drawing more attention from an increasing number of industries and organizations. Many groups are looking towards these types of technologies as a means for training, education, and entertainment. While research supports the capability of similar technologies for various uses, simulator sickness is still a main concern for extended exposure to virtual environments. Unfortunately, with the increasing number of commercial VR display technologies becoming available, little research exists evaluating the potential negative effects of VR usage. Furthermore, no explicit set of evaluation tools are available to guide thorough investigations of these devices. This experiment sought to evaluate a new commercially available VR head-mounted display and serve as a starting point for a larger-scale effort to determine best procedural practices for evaluating these types of technologies.