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Summary

See Table 6.4.


  
Table 6.4: Experiment AIIIE2: Independent Visual Background II (Low-End)
Background Experiment AIIIE1 found an effect for a stationary visual background reducing simulator side-effects. But this reduction might disappear if attention is forced into the visual foreground.
Hypothesis A visual background in agreement with inertial cues should reduce simulator side-effects, even if the visual foreground is not in agreement with inertial cues.
Methods A circular vection stimuli was provided both with and without a stationary visual background. Measures included per-exposure postural in stability and post-exposure reported simulator sickness. A visual task forced attention into the visual foreground.
Results Postural instability was significantly lower with a stationary visual background (p < .03).
Conclusions The results support the hypothesis.



Jerrold Prothero
1998-05-14


Human Interface Technology Lab