Change of Blink Rate in Viewing Virtual Reality with HMD
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Participants and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Detection for Eye Blink
2.2.2. Experiment Environment
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Results
3.1.1. Comparison of the Blink Rate in the Natural State and with the Viewing Monitor
3.1.2. Comparison of the Blink Rate in the Natural State and with the Viewing HMD
3.1.3. Comparison of the Blink Rate with the Viewing Monitor and the Viewing HMD
3.1.4. Analysis of the Correlation between Far IPD and the Eye Blink Rate
3.1.5. Analysis of the Correlation between Near IPD and the Eye Blink Rate
3.1.6. Analysis of the Correlation between Far Phoria and the Eye Blink Rate
3.1.7. Analysis of the Correlation between Near Phoria and the Eye Blink Rate
3.2. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mean ± SD | Z | p | |
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Natural | 23.95 ± 9.02 | −3.218 | 0.001 |
Monitor | 15.19 ± 10.54 |
Mean ± SD | Z | p | |
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Natural | 23.95 ± 9.02 | −3.984 | <0.001 |
HMD | 10.62 ± 6.17 |
Mean ± SD | Z | p | |
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Monitor | 15.19 ± 10.54 | −2.214 | 0.027 |
HMD | 10.62 ± 6.17 |
Variable | Far IPD | Blink Rate (Natural) | Blink Rate (Monitor) | Blink Rate (HMD) |
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Far IPD | 1 | |||
Blink rate (natural) | 0.193 (p = 0.402) | 1 | ||
Blink rate (monitor) | 0.393 (p = 0.078) | 1 | ||
Blink rate (HMD) | 0.319 * (p = 0.159) | 1 |
Variable | Near IPD | Blink Rate (Natural) | Blink Rate (Monitor) | Blink Rate (HMD) |
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Near IPD | 1 | |||
Blink rate (natural) | 0.280 (p = 0.220) | 1 | ||
Blink rate (monitor) | 0.526 * (p = 0.014) | 1 | ||
Blink rate (HMD) | 0.307 (p = 0.176) | 1 |
Variable | Far phoria | Blink Rate (Natural) | Blink Rate (Monitor) | Blink Rate (HMD) |
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Far phoria | 1 | |||
Blink rate (natural) | −0.011 (p = 0.964) | 1 | ||
Blink rate (monitor) | −0.302 (p = 0.183) | 1 | ||
Blink rate (HMD) | −0.470 * (p = 0.031) | 1 |
Variable | Near Phoria | Blink Rate (Natural) | Blink Rate (Monitor) | Blink Rate (HMD) |
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Near phoria | 1 | |||
Blink rate (natural) | −0.102 (p = 0.659) | 1 | ||
Blink rate (monitor) | −0.248 (p = 0.278) | 1 | ||
Blink rate (HMD) | −0.493 * (p = 0.023) | 1 |
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Kim, J.; Sunil Kumar, Y.; Yoo, J.; Kwon, S. Change of Blink Rate in Viewing Virtual Reality with HMD. Symmetry 2018, 10, 400. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym10090400
Kim J, Sunil Kumar Y, Yoo J, Kwon S. Change of Blink Rate in Viewing Virtual Reality with HMD. Symmetry. 2018; 10(9):400. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym10090400
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Jungho, Yadav Sunil Kumar, Jisang Yoo, and Soonchul Kwon. 2018. "Change of Blink Rate in Viewing Virtual Reality with HMD" Symmetry 10, no. 9: 400. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym10090400
APA StyleKim, J., Sunil Kumar, Y., Yoo, J., & Kwon, S. (2018). Change of Blink Rate in Viewing Virtual Reality with HMD. Symmetry, 10(9), 400. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym10090400