Virtual and Adaptive Environments

Applications, Implications, and Human Performance Issues

Lawrence J. Hettinger, Michael W. Haas, Lawrence J. Hettinger, Michael W. Haas

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2003
• Print ISBN: 9780805831078
• eBook ISBN: 9781135673901
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Industrial Health & Safety
• Index: Technology & Engineering

With contributions from a collection of authors consisting of many recognizable experts in the field of virtual and adaptive environments, as well as many up and coming young researchers, this book illustrates the many ways in which psychological science contributes to and benefits from the increased development and application of these nascent systems. Discussing issues from both a user- and technology-based standpoint, the volume examins the use of human perception, cognition, and behavior. The book builds a foundation on the assumption that these systems are first and foremost human-centered technologies, in that their purpose is to complement and extend human capabilities across a wide variety of domains.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Visual Perception of Egocentric Distance in Real and Virtual Environments
• 3 A Unified Approach to Presence and Motion Sickness
• 4 Transfer of Training in Virtual Environments: Issues for Human Performance
• 5 Beyond the Limits of Real-Time Realism: Moving from Stimulation Correspondence to Information Correspondence
• 6 On the Nature and Evaluation of Fidelity in Virtual Environments
• 7 Adapting to Telesystems
• 8 A Tongue-Based Tactile Display for Portrayal of Environmental Characteristics
• 9 Spatial Audio Displays for Target Acquisition and Speech Communications
• 10 Learning Action Plans in a Virtual Environment
• 11 Fidelity of Disparity-Based Stereopsis
• 12 Configural Scoring of Simulator Sickness, Cybersickness, and Space Adaptation Syndrome: Similarities and Differences
• 13 A Cybernetic Analysis of the Tunnel-in-the-Sky Display
• 14 Alternative Control Technology for Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles: Human Factors Considerations
• 15 Medical Applications of Virtual Reality
• 16 Face-to-Face Communication
• 17 Integration of Human Factors Aspects in the Design of Spatial Navigation Displays
• 18 Implementing Perception-Action Coupling for Laparoscopy
• 19 Psychological and Physiological Issues of the Medical Use of Virtual Reality
• 20 Supporting the Adaptive Human Expert: A Critical Element in the Design of Meaning Processing Systems
• 21 A Human Factors Approach to Adaptive Aids
• 22 Adaptive Pilot/Vehicle Interfaces for the Tactical Air Environment
• 23 The Implementation of Psycho-Electrophysiological Interface Technologies for the Control and Feedback of Interactive Virtual Environments