Eye strain from switching focus in optical see-through displays

Jaeun Yu, Gerard J. Kim

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    Abstract

    The optical see-through (OST) display is one of the key enabling devices for augmented reality. Despite the latest craze such as with the Google Glass, there are still many ergonomic problems associated with the OST displays. One of the already well known such problem is the “refocusing” problem, in which the user has to switch one’s focus between the distant real world and see-through display up front. Such refocusing, for one, is bound to cause significant strain and fatigue to the eyes. However, there are not many studies, nor guidelines devoted to this issue. In this preliminary work, we ran experiments to measure the degree for eye strain and its pattern at different refocusing distances and durations (or number of focused targets). The findings should serve as one guideline in designing OST glass based interaction and applications.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationHuman-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015 - 15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Proceedings
    EditorsMarco Winckler, Julio Abascal, Philippe Palanque, Simone Barbosa, Mirko Fetter, Tom Gross
    PublisherSpringer Verlag
    Pages550-554
    Number of pages5
    ISBN (Print)9783319227221
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015
    Event15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human–Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2015 - Bamberg, Germany
    Duration: 2015 Sept 142015 Sept 15

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
    Volume9299
    ISSN (Print)0302-9743
    ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

    Other

    Other15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human–Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2015
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    CityBamberg
    Period15/9/1415/9/15

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work (Grants No.C0239066) was supported by Business for Academic-industrial Cooperative establishments funded Korea Small and Medium Business Administration in 2014.

    Publisher Copyright:
    © IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2015.

    Keywords

    • Augmented reality
    • Eye strain/fatigue
    • Focus
    • Optical see-through displays
    • Usability

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Theoretical Computer Science
    • General Computer Science

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