Pöhlmann, K., Maior, H. A., Föcker, J., O'Hare, L., Parke, A., Landowska, A. and Dickinson, P. (2023) I Think I Don’t Feel Sick: Exploring the Relationship Between Cognitive Demand and Cybersickness in Virtual Reality Using fNIRS. In: 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '23), Hamburg, Germany, 23-28 Apr 2023, p. 20. ISBN 9781450394215 (doi: 10.1145/3544548.3581063)
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Abstract
Virtual Reality (VR) applications commonly use the illusion of self-motion (vection) to simulate experiences such as running, driving, or flying. However, this can lead to cybersickness, which diminishes the experience of users, and can even lead to disengagement with this platform. In this paper we present a study in which we show that users performing a cognitive task while experiencing a VR rollercoaster reported reduced symptoms of cybersickness. Furthermore, we collected and analysed brain activity data from our participants during their experience using functional near infra-red spectroscopy (fNIRS): preliminary analysis suggests the possibility that this technology may be able to detect the experience of cybersickness. Together, these results can assist the creators of VR experiences, both through mitigation of cybersickness in the design process, and by better understanding the experiences of their users.
| Item Type: | Conference Proceedings |
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| Additional Information: | This research received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (#835197, ViAjeRo) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/T022493/1]. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Pohlmann, Ms Katharina |
| Authors: | Pöhlmann, K., Maior, H. A., Föcker, J., O'Hare, L., Parke, A., Landowska, A., and Dickinson, P. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science |
| Research Group: | MIG |
| ISBN: | 9781450394215 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2023 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: 20 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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