Discussion Panel: Motion Sickness in Virtual Environments. (September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Muth, Eric; Keshavarz, Behrang; Smart, L. James; So, Richard; Beadle, Sarah
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting. Volume 62:Part 1(2018)
• Page Start: 2043
• Page End: 2046
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Subjects: Human engineering -- Congresses; 620.8205
• DOI: 10.1177/1541931218621461
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1541-9312

Abstract

The purpose of this panel is to provide information on motion sickness in virtual environments and discuss human factors issues associated with visually induced motion sickness. With the continued growth of virtual reality devices comes challenges, one of which is the pervasiveness of motion sickness. A panel of experts on motion sickness will join to discuss how they incite and study sickness in their research, providing lessons on how it can impact other research topics and be avoided in future studies. Panelists use methods such as postural sway, psychophysiological measures, and subjective measures to study different aspects of motion sickness. Technology used by these experts ranges from rotating chairs to high fidelity driving simulators. This panel is oriented for those with simulators who want to know what interventions they can employ to alleviate sickness in their research, those who create virtual environments, and those who use virtual reality devices in their research. Considerations for the design of virtual and augmented reality devices and content will be discussed.