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Factors Affecting Motion Sickness in an Augmented Reality Environment

Authors:
Hwaseung Jeon
Sunyoung Park
Yuryeon Lee
Hyun K. Kim
Muhammad Hussain
Jaehyun Park

Keywords: Augmented reality; simulator sickness questionnaire; virtual reality sickness questionnaire

Abstract:
This study aims to evaluate the factors affecting motion sickness in the Augmented Reality (AR) environment. Motion sickness is due to a difference between actual and expected motion. When people use Virtual Reality (VR), they experience symptoms of motion sickness due to the inconsistency in vision and body movements. To measure the motion sickness, a VR Sickness Questionnaire (VRSQ) measurement index is used. The experiment was conducted with the following settings. The study group consisted of 12 female and 12 male participants with no health problems. They performed the task of repeatedly selecting specific buttons. It consisted of a total of 240 button selections (12 treatment (two methods of selection × two button sizes × three distances) × 4 choices × 5 sets = 240 tasks). The Latin Square design was used to minimize the effect of order. Then, a questionnaire was conducted after each treatment. ANOVA (ANalysis Of VAriance) was performed to check if there were differences in Oculomotor, Disorientation, and VRSQ total score. There was a significant difference in selection method and distance of VRSQ Oculomotor. It is recommended to use physical buttons and to have a distance of 100 cm from the target to reduce the motion sickness in AR environment.

Pages: 439 to 442

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2020

Publication date: March 22, 2020

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4138

ISBN: 978-1-61208-761-0

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from November 21, 2020 to November 25, 2020