Stereoscopic 3D entertainment and its effect on viewing comfort: Comparison of children and adults

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 151-160

  Pölönen, Monika ^a   Järvenpää, Toni ^a   Bilcu, Beatrice ^a  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Stereoscopic 3D; Viewing comfort

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GAMES; DISEASES;

CHILDREN; INDUCED MOTIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS; VIEWING COMFORT; VIEWING SYSTEMS; VISUAL FUNCTIONS;

STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER GAME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISEASE; EYE STRAIN; FEMALE; FILM VIEWING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTION SICKNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; RECREATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VISION;

EID: 84866169499     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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