You Spin Me Right Round, Baby, Right Round: Examining the Impact of Multi-Sensory Self-Motion Cues on Motion Sickness During a VR Reading Task

Pöhlmann, K., Li, G. , McGill, M., Markoff, R. and Brewster, S. (2023) You Spin Me Right Round, Baby, Right Round: Examining the Impact of Multi-Sensory Self-Motion Cues on Motion Sickness During a VR Reading Task. In: 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '23), Hamburg, Germany, 23-28 Apr 2023, p. 712. ISBN 9781450394215 (doi: 10.1145/3544548.3580966)

Abstract

Motion sickness is a problem for many in everyday travel and will become more prevalent with the rise of automated vehicles. Virtual Reality (VR) headsets have shown significant promise in-transit, enabling passengers to engage in immersive entertainment and productivity experiences. In a controlled multi-session motion sickness study using an actuated rotating chair, we examine the potential of multi-sensory visual and auditory motion cues, presented during a VR reading task, for mitigating motion sickness. We found that visual cues are most efficient in reducing symptoms, with auditory cues showing some beneficial effects when combined with the visual. Motion sickness had negative effects on presence as well as task performance, and despite the cognitive demand and multi-sensory cues, motion sickness still reached problematic levels. Our work emphasises the need for effective mitigations and the design of stronger multi-sensory motion cues if VR is to fulfil its potential for passengers.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• 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).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Brewster, Professor Stephen and Pohlmann, Ms Katharina and McGill, Dr Mark and Li, Dr Gang
• Authors: Pöhlmann, K., Li, G., McGill, M., Markoff, R., and Brewster, S.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience; College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• 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: 712
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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