Autonomic nervous system responses can reveal visual fatigue induced by 3D displays

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 13; no. 10; pp. 13054 - 13062
• Main Authors: Kim, Chi Jung, Park, Sangin, Won, Myeung Ju, Whang, Mincheol, Lee, Eui Chul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 26.09.2013; Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
• Subjects: Adult; Asthenopia - diagnosis; Asthenopia - etiology; Asthenopia - physiopathology; autonomic nervous system; Autonomic Nervous System - physiopathology; Cognitive Reserve; Communication; Data Display; Electrocardiography; Female; Galvanic Skin Response; Heart Rate; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - adverse effects; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Male; Nervous system; Photic Stimulation - adverse effects; Photic Stimulation - methods; Physiology; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sensors; Skin; Skin Temperature; Three dimensional imaging; visual fatigue; United States > US
• ISSN: 1424-8220; 1424-8220
• DOI: 10.3390/s131013054

Previous research has indicated that viewing 3D displays may induce greater visual fatigue than viewing 2D displays. Whether viewing 3D displays can evoke measureable emotional responses, however, is uncertain. In the present study, we examined autonomic nervous system responses in subjects viewing 2D or 3D displays. Autonomic responses were quantified in each subject by heart rate, galvanic skin response, and skin temperature. Viewers of both 2D and 3D displays showed strong positive correlations with heart rate, which indicated little differences between groups. In contrast, galvanic skin response and skin temperature showed weak positive correlations with average difference between viewing 2D and 3D. We suggest that galvanic skin response and skin temperature can be used to measure and compare autonomic nervous responses in subjects viewing 2D and 3D displays.