Awareness of the real-world environment when using augmented reality head-mounted display

Augmented reality (AR) systems are becoming common tools in industrial workplaces. However, factory workers are still concerned about whether head-mounted display (HMD)-based AR systems distract their awareness of the environment and therefore pose safety risks. The purpose of this study was to asse...

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Published in:Applied ergonomics Vol. 88; p. 103145
Main Authors: Aromaa, Susanna, Väätänen, Antti, Aaltonen, Iina, Goriachev, Vladimir, Helin, Kaj, Karjalainen, Jaakko
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2020
Subjects:
Adult
Augmented Reality
Awareness
Environment
Ergonomics
Female
Games, Experimental
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Health
Smart Glasses - psychology
User-Computer Interface
Virtual Reality
Workload
Young Adult
Awareness
Augmented reality
Workload
ISSN:0003-6870, 1872-9126, 1872-9126
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Summary:Augmented reality (AR) systems are becoming common tools in industrial workplaces. However, factory workers are still concerned about whether head-mounted display (HMD)-based AR systems distract their awareness of the environment and therefore pose safety risks. The purpose of this study was to assess users' experience of real-world awareness when using an AR system. 19 study participants played a wooden block logic game in a laboratory with three different setups: real, AR and virtual reality (VR). Based on this study, it can be concluded that HMD-based AR systems do not decrease users’ awareness of their surroundings if the virtual content is minimal and the task is done while seated. However, it was seen that more research in this area with more interactive virtual content is required. This study is an important step in understanding how AR may affect future work in industrial and safety-critical environments. •One of the first studies to address real-world awareness when using HMD AR systems.•The AR system did not represent remarkable distraction to users.•The use of wearables such as HMDs increases users' physical load.•Experts' and users' estimations of the AR system's virtuality level are similar.•New user study methods are needed to investigate how distractive AR systems are.
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ISSN:0003-6870
1872-9126
1872-9126
DOI:10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103145