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From: honig@ics.uci.edu (David Honig)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.visualization
Subject: Re: human factors and displays?
Keywords: human factors, displays
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Date: 20 Mar 91 20:56:11 GMT
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In article <908@hcsrnd.UUCP> arjen@hcsrnd.UUCP (Arjen Uittenbogaard) writes:
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>Currently, I am working on a project on simulation and visualization. I am
>looking for visualization techniques that are realistically enough to
>cause natural reactions from the spectator (large screen, vizualization
>dome, helmet display,...). 
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>Apart from the techniques, I would also like to know whether research has
>been carried out on the psychological effects of different simulation and
>visualization techniques: how much realism is needed for humans to get the
>impression that they are part of the reality being displayed?

Talk to a visual perception person, or look in the perception
literature.  Studieds have been done showing, eg, that a stimulus
witha wide visual angle is necessary to induce involuntary balancing
reactions.  Look under visuo-motor reflexes, looming, visually guided
navigation.

-- 
David A. Honig

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