Goal: To determine if peripheral blurring can help reduce cybersickness
We investigated how the presence and size of a static (full resolution) central window in peripheral field of view (FOV) blurring affects cybersickness. To facilitate this peripheral FOV blur, we applied a Gaussian blur effect in the display peripheral region, provisioning a full-resolution central window. Thirty participants took part in a three-session, within-subjects experiment, performing search and spatial updating tasks in a first-person, slow-walking, maze-traveling scenario. Two different central window sizes (small and large) were compared to a baseline condition that did not feature display peripheral blurring. We go on to discuss how this peripheral blurring can be useful in mitigating cybersickness.
Normal Viewing (No peripheral Blurring)
Large Central Window (less peripheral blurring)
Small Central Window (more peripheral blurring)
Study Overview
