Manipulating the Orientation of Planar 2D Content in VR as an Implicit Visual Cue for Mitigating Passenger Motion Sickness

Qiu, Z., McGill, M., Pohlmann, K. M. T. and Brewster, S. A. (2023) Manipulating the Orientation of Planar 2D Content in VR as an Implicit Visual Cue for Mitigating Passenger Motion Sickness. In: 15th International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI 2023), Ingolstadt, Germany, 18-21 September 2023, ISBN 9798400701054 (doi: 10.1145/3580585.3607157)

Abstract

The use of Virtual Reality technology in vehicles is poised to bring about a new era of transport experiences, but its use can cause or enhance motion sickness. However, with careful design, VR devices have the potential to mitigate motion sickness and provide immersive experiences while travelling. We propose a novel implicit motion cue for manipulating a virtual display presented in Virtual and Extended Reality. Our design mitigates motion sickness by providing awareness of physical orientation changes through changes in the visual orientation of the virtual planar content. We performed two experiments on a rotating chair, testing mitigation properties of different levels of rotational gain applied to the display. Our results showed that the technique significantly reduced motion sickness, without negatively affecting task performance. Our findings show that we can subtly interleave motion cues in existing spatial content like planar displays and this can contribute to lessening motion sickness experienced.

• 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).
• Keywords: Virtual Reality, motion sickness, 1DoF motion platform.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Brewster, Professor Stephen and Pohlmann, Ms Katharina and QIU, ZHANYAN and McGill, Dr Mark
• Authors: Qiu, Z., McGill, M., Pohlmann, K. M. T., and Brewster, S. A.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering; College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• ISBN: 9798400701054
• Published Online: 18 September 2023
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 held by the owner/author(s)
• First Published: First published in AutomotiveUI '23: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy