The impacts of animated-virtual actors' visual complexity and simulator sickness in virtual reality applications

Iwan Kartiko; Manolya Kavakli; Ken Cheng

doi:10.1109/CGIV.2009.66

The impacts of animated-virtual actors' visual complexity and simulator sickness in virtual reality applications

Iwan Kartiko^*, Manolya Kavakli, Ken Cheng

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This article discusses the effects of Animated Virtual Actors' (AVAs) visual complexity on Simulator Sickness (SS) in Virtual Reality (VR) applications. SS is one of the major disadvantages of VR simulations. Previous research has shown that visual complexity correlates with SS. Yet complex AVAs are increasingly used along with real-time graphics. Minimising SS for a VR application is thus beneficial. A series of VR simulations were created to teach second-year psychology students about the navigational capabilities of desert ants with different levels of AVA's visual complexity: flat, cartoon, or lifelike. We predicted that more complex AVAs would induce more SS. The results contradicted the predictions, with no significant differences in SS between groups as a function of the AVAs visual complexity. Moreover, our methods succeeded in low overall levels of SS in all the simulations. Possible explanations and our future research directions are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2009 6th International Conference on Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualization: New Advances and Trends, CGIV2009
Editors	Ebad Banissi, Muhammad Sarfraz, Jiawan Zhang, Anna Ursyn, Wong Chow Jeng, Mark W. Bannatyne, Jian J. Zhang, Lim Hwee San, Mao Lin Huang
Place of Publication	Los Alamitos, CA, USA
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	147-152
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9780769537894
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CGIV.2009.66
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	2009 6th International Conference on Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualization: New Advances and Trends, CGIV2009 - Tianjin, China Duration: 11 Aug 2009 → 14 Aug 2009

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Other	2009 6th International Conference on Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualization: New Advances and Trends, CGIV2009
Country/Territory	China
City	Tianjin
Period	11/08/09 → 14/08/09

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Kartiko, I., Kavakli, M., & Cheng, K. (2009). The impacts of animated-virtual actors' visual complexity and simulator sickness in virtual reality applications. In E. Banissi, M. Sarfraz, J. Zhang, A. Ursyn, W. C. Jeng, M. W. Bannatyne, J. J. Zhang, L. H. San, & M. L. Huang (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2009 6th International Conference on Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualization: New Advances and Trends, CGIV2009 (pp. 147-152). Article 5298247 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/CGIV.2009.66

Kartiko, Iwan ; Kavakli, Manolya ; Cheng, Ken. / The impacts of animated-virtual actors' visual complexity and simulator sickness in virtual reality applications. Proceedings of the 2009 6th International Conference on Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualization: New Advances and Trends, CGIV2009. editor / Ebad Banissi ; Muhammad Sarfraz ; Jiawan Zhang ; Anna Ursyn ; Wong Chow Jeng ; Mark W. Bannatyne ; Jian J. Zhang ; Lim Hwee San ; Mao Lin Huang. Los Alamitos, CA, USA : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2009. pp. 147-152

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Kartiko, I, Kavakli, M & Cheng, K 2009, The impacts of animated-virtual actors' visual complexity and simulator sickness in virtual reality applications. in E Banissi, M Sarfraz, J Zhang, A Ursyn, WC Jeng, MW Bannatyne, JJ Zhang, LH San & ML Huang (eds), Proceedings of the 2009 6th International Conference on Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualization: New Advances and Trends, CGIV2009., 5298247, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Los Alamitos, CA, USA, pp. 147-152, 2009 6th International Conference on Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualization: New Advances and Trends, CGIV2009, Tianjin, China, 11/08/09. https://doi.org/10.1109/CGIV.2009.66

The impacts of animated-virtual actors' visual complexity and simulator sickness in virtual reality applications. / Kartiko, Iwan; Kavakli, Manolya ; Cheng, Ken.
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Kartiko I, Kavakli M , Cheng K. The impacts of animated-virtual actors' visual complexity and simulator sickness in virtual reality applications. In Banissi E, Sarfraz M, Zhang J, Ursyn A, Jeng WC, Bannatyne MW, Zhang JJ, San LH, Huang ML, editors, Proceedings of the 2009 6th International Conference on Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualization: New Advances and Trends, CGIV2009. Los Alamitos, CA, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 2009. p. 147-152. 5298247 doi: 10.1109/CGIV.2009.66

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