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Dynamic lens and monovision 3D displays to improve viewer comfort

Johnson, Paul V.; Parnell, Jared AQ.; Kim, Joohwan; Saunter, Christopher D.; Love, Gordon D.; Banks, Martin S.

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Authors

Paul V. Johnson

Jared AQ. Parnell

Joohwan Kim

Christopher D. Saunter

Gordon D. Love

Martin S. Banks



Abstract

Stereoscopic 3D (S3D) displays provide an additional sense of depth compared to non-stereoscopic displays by sending slightly different images to the two eyes. But conventional S3D displays do not reproduce all natural depth cues. In particular, focus cues are incorrect causing mismatches between accommodation and vergence: The eyes must accommodate to the display screen to create sharp retinal images even when binocular disparity drives the eyes to converge to other distances. This mismatch causes visual discomfort and reduces visual performance. We propose and assess two new techniques that are designed to reduce the vergence-accommodation conflict and thereby decrease discomfort and increase visual performance. These techniques are much simpler to implement than previous conflict-reducing techniques. The first proposed technique uses variable-focus lenses between the display and the viewer’s eyes. The power of the lenses is yoked to the expected vergence distance thereby reducing the mismatch between vergence and accommodation. The second proposed technique uses a fixed lens in front of one eye and relies on the binocularly fused percept being determined by one eye and then the other, depending on simulated distance. We conducted performance tests and discomfort assessments with both techniques and compared the results to those of a conventional S3D display. The first proposed technique, but not the second, yielded clear improvements in performance and reductions in discomfort. This dynamic-lens technique therefore offers an easily implemented technique for reducing the vergence-accommodation conflict and thereby improving viewer experience.

Citation

Johnson, P. V., Parnell, J. A., Kim, J., Saunter, C. D., Love, G. D., & Banks, M. S. (2016). Dynamic lens and monovision 3D displays to improve viewer comfort. Optics Express, 24(11), 11808-11827. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.24.011808

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 10, 2016
Online Publication Date May 20, 2016
Publication Date Jul 11, 2016
Deposit Date May 23, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Optics Express
Publisher Optica
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 24
Issue 11
Pages 11808-11827
DOI https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.24.011808
Related Public URLs http://arxiv.org/abs/1512.09163

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