Variations in visual sensitivity predict motion sickness in virtual reality

Fulvio, Jacqueline M.; Ji, Mohan; Rokers, Bas

doi:10.1016/j.entcom.2021.100423

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“…Following from this, it seems likely that FD individuals, relying dominantly on visual cues, will experience more cybersickness in virtual reality (VR). This assumption is empirically supported by the association found between sensitivity to visual information (notably motion parallax) and cybersickness in VR (Fulvio et al, 2021). These two aspects found among FD individuals (poorer inhibition skills and greater sensitivity to perceptive mismatch) probably interact and reveal FDI as a pertinent construct in order to explore individual differences in the way people experience VR.…”

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Field (In)dependence Flexibility Following a Virtual Immersion Is Associated With Cybersickness and Sense of Presence

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Decker

Renaud

et al. 2021

Front. Virtual Real.

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Field dependence–independence (FDI) is a psychological construct determining an individual’s approach of the perception–cognition coupling. In virtual reality (VR) context, several studies suggest that an individual’s perceptive style is susceptible to shift toward a more FI mode through down-weighting of conflicting visual cues. The present study proposes to investigate the potential flexible nature of FDI following a virtual immersion and to assess if this flexibility might be associated with the subjective experience of VR. 86 participants explored a real-world–like virtual environment for approximately 10 min. FDI levels were measured before and after the VR exposure using the rod-and-frame test. Their subjective experience of VR was measured a posteriori (cybersickness and sense of presence) and used in order to build two experimental groups via a cluster analysis. The results showed that only participants with a poor subjective experience of VR (i.e., a low level of sense of presence associated with a high level of cybersickness) significantly shifted to a more FI mode, which is discussed as a sensory re-weighting mechanism. Pragmatical applications are discussed, and future studies are outlined, based on the conclusion that FDI might be more flexible than we thought, which could shed light on the psychophysiology of VR.

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confidence: 79%

Field (In)dependence Flexibility Following a Virtual Immersion Is Associated With Cybersickness and Sense of Presence

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Renaud

et al. 2021

Front. Virtual Real.

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“…Therefore, by adding other sensory stimuli in Study II, the participants could temporarily get away from reality and forget their worries, through experiencing environmental content and interactive activities, thus enhancing their immersion, relaxation, and emotional relief. In addition, most participants were first-time users of VR devices and were not comfortable with the weight of the headset, handle operation, or vertigo caused by the brain's asynchronous perception of movement [114,115], which affected the overall experience, to a certain extent; in future research, this should be taken into consideration, and timely attention should be paid to the physical and mental state of the participants. In addition, we provided participants with a quiet urban environment without people and discovered the healing effect of VR urban scenes.…”

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Effect of a Virtual Reality-Based Restorative Environment on the Emotional and Cognitive Recovery of Individuals with Mild-to-Moderate Anxiety and Depression

Dong

Wang

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In this study, restorative environment theory and virtual reality (VR) technology were combined to build different 3D dynamic VR interactive scenes. We discuss the effects of a VR restorative environment on the emotional and cognitive recovery of individuals with mild-to-moderate anxiety and depression. First, we built a VR restorative garden scene, divided into four areas: forest, lawn, horticultural planting, and water features. The scene was verified to have a good recovery effect in 26 participants. Then, 195 participants with mild-to-moderate anxiety and depression were selected as experimental subjects. Through psychological testing and EMG (Electromyography) and EEG (Electroencephalography) data feedback, we further explored the differences in the sense of presence in VR restorative scenes and their effect on individual emotional and cognitive recovery. The results showed that (1) both the restorative environment images and the VR scenes had a healing effect (the reduction in negative emotions and the recovery of positive emotions and cognition), with no difference in the subjective feeling of recovery among the different scenes, but the recovery score of the VR urban environment was higher than that of the natural environment (differing from the results in real environments); (2) a high sense of presence can be experienced in different VR scenes, and interactive activities in VR scenes can provide a great presence experience; (3) the recovery effects of VR restorative environment on emotion and self-efficacy are realized through the presence of VR scenes; (4) a VR restorative environment is helpful for the emotional improvement and cognitive recovery of individuals with mild-to-moderate anxiety and depression. VR urban scenes also have good recovery effects. In terms of cognitive recovery, self-efficacy improved significantly. In addition, from the perspective of EEG indicators, the VR restorative scene experience activated the prefrontal lobe, which is conducive to cognitive recovery in individuals with mild-to-moderate anxiety and depression. In terms of emotional improvement, negative emotions were significantly reduced in the different VR scene groups. In conclusion, we further explored ways to help individuals with mild-to-moderate anxiety and depression, in order to promote the development and application of mental health.

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“…It has sometimes been claimed that postural instability does not cause motion sickness but, rather, that sensory conflict simultaneously causes both motion sickness and unstable control of posture (e.g., Akiduki et al, 2003;Akizuki et al, Frontiers in Virtual Reality frontiersin.org 2005; Nishiike et al, 2013;Fulvio et al, 2021). Similarly, some researchers have attempted to use postural data as a direct measure of the magnitude of sickness (e.g., Kim et al, 2018).…”

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“…Both anecdotal reports (e.g., Boyd, 2014) and controlled research indicate that cybersickness often differs between the sexes, with women more likely than men to become sick. Traditional analyses of this issue have focused on potential perceptual or cognitive differences between the sexes (e.g., Fulvio et al, 2021), or on the idea that reported sex differences may be an artifact of the ergonomics of headsets (e.g., Grassini and Laumann, 2020;Stanney et al, 2020a). By qualitative contrast, the existence of sex-specific postural precursors of cybersickness (e.g., Koslucher et al, 2016a;Koslucher et al, 2016b;Munafo et al, 2017;Curry et al, 2020a;Curry et al, 2020b) confirms the physical reality of sex differences in cybersickness, and opens new avenues for cybersickness interventions that are targeted at this problem.…”

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Using quantitative data on postural activity to develop methods to predict and prevent cybersickness

Bailey

Arruda

Stoffregen

2022

Front. Virtual Real.

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In this article, we discuss general approaches to the design of interventions that are intended to overcome the problem of cybersickness among users of head-mounted display (HMD) systems. We note that existing approaches have had limited success, and we suggest that this may be due, in part, to the traditional focus on the design of HMD hardware and content. As an alternative, we argue that cybersickness may have its origins in the user’s ability (or inability) to stabilize their own bodies during HMD use. We argue that HMD systems often promote unstable postural control, and that existing approaches to cybersickness intervention are not likely to promote improved stability. We argue that successful cybersickness interventions will be designed to promote stability in the control of the body during HMD use. Our approach motivates new types of interventions; we describe several possible directions for the development of such interventions. We conclude with a discussion of new research that will be required to permit our approach to lead to interventions that can be implemented by HMD designers.

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Variations in visual sensitivity predict motion sickness in virtual reality

Cited by 41 publications

References 53 publications

Field (In)dependence Flexibility Following a Virtual Immersion Is Associated With Cybersickness and Sense of Presence

Field (In)dependence Flexibility Following a Virtual Immersion Is Associated With Cybersickness and Sense of Presence

Effect of a Virtual Reality-Based Restorative Environment on the Emotional and Cognitive Recovery of Individuals with Mild-to-Moderate Anxiety and Depression

Using quantitative data on postural activity to develop methods to predict and prevent cybersickness

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