International Display Workshops General Incorporated Association

2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

[VHFp2-3] Visual Discomfort of Transparent LCDs for Mixed Reality Applications

Yen-Min Chen1, *Pei-Li Sun1 (1. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan))

transparent display, augmented reality, visual discomfort, binocular rivalry

https://doi.org/10.36463/idw.2019.1214

In mixed reality applications of flat panel transparent displays, binocular rivalry is the main reason causing visual discomfort. A series of psycho-visual experiments were conducted to scale the visual discomfort of a transparent LCD in different viewing conditions and a masking method is introduced to reduce the unpleasant ghosting effect.