The utility of perspecta 3D volumetric display for completion of tasks

This paper explores the hypothesis that the depth cues and display quality of a 3D volumetric display provides advantages for learning simple tasks. Experimental data generated by human subjects using the Perspecta 3D Volumetric Display are compared to like data generated using a 2D flat screen liquid crystal display (LCD). These data show that the Perspecta display provides advantages over the LCD display with respect to peak performance of simple tasks. Introduction The ability to understand the environment is tightly linked to sight because humans depend heavily on their visual input to quickly acquire large amounts of information. Clearly, of the human senses, sight is the greatest with regard to learning and cognition.[1] Newly developed technology promises to aid learning by allowing images to be rendered in 3D space.[2] This paper explores the hypothesis that the depth cues and display quality of a 3D volumetric display provides advantages for learning simple tasks. Experimental data generated by human subjects using the Perspecta 3D Volumetric Display are compared to like data generated using a 2D flat screen liquid crystal display (LCD). These data show that the Perspecta display provides advantages over the LCD display with respect to performance of simple tasks. Experiment PARTICIPANTS 106 male and female college students between ages 18 and 26 were invited to participate. Participants were screened for vision problems such as uncorrected vision or depth perception problems. Human subjects participating were randomly assigned to one of two groups. The two groups differed in the order in which they used the display devices.