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This paper presents the results of a recent Ph.D. research programme encompassing the design, development, and evaluation of a variety of stereoscopic display systems. Emphasis is placed upon four distinct methodologies: anaglyphic display, a commercial frame sequential display using a switchable polarisation rotator and passive spectacles, a frame sequential display using active spectacles, and an autostereoscopic (no glasses) system, developed in our laboratory which uses a flat panel display with a specially produced lenticular faceplate.
The operation and technical limitations of the various display types is discussed and a robust assessment methodology based upon visual search and spatial tracking tasks is presented. The limitations of the four display types are discussed to provide an indication of the ergonomic factors likely to contribute to a differential display performance.
The data analysis and inferences drawn from this cross-display evaluation are presented and a hypothesis is formulated which describes the causal relationship between stereoscopic display methodology and isolated aspects of observer performance. A subjective ranking of 3D display ‘quality’ was solicited from participants in the evaluation and this is compared with the display ordering derived from the experimental study.
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Bardsley, T.N., Sexton, I. (1995). Task performance using 3D displays. In: Rix, J., Haas, S., Teixeira, J. (eds) Virtual Prototyping. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34904-6_18
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