Abstract
An experiment is reported which tests whether network information is more effectively displayed in a three dimensional space than in a two dimensional space. The experimental task is to trace a path in a network and the experiment is carried out in 2D, in a 3D stereo view, in a 2D view with head coupled perspective, and in a 3D stereo view with head coupled perspective; this last condition creates a localized virtual reality display. The results show that the motion parallax obtained from the head coupling of perspective is more important than stereopsis in revealing structural information. Overall the results show that three times as much information can be perceived in the head coupled stereo view as in the 2D view.
Department
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
Publication Date
10-1994
Journal Title
IEEE Conference on Visual Languages
Pages
182-183
Conference Date
Oct 4 - Oct 7
Publisher Place
St. Louis, MO, USA
Publisher
IEEE
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1109/VL.1994.363621
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Recommended Citation
Ware, C.; Franck, G., "Viewing a graph in a virtual reality display is three times as good as a 2D diagram," in Visual Languages, 1994. Proceedings., IEEE Symposium on, pp.182-183, 4-7 Oct 1994 doi: 10.1109/VL.1994.363621
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