A comparative study of monoscopic and stereoscopic display for a probe-positioning task.
We conducted a comparative study of task performance under both monoscopic and stereoscopic display conditions, in order to assess the role of stereoscopy in supporting an understanding of three-dimensional content, and ease of interaction with the data. As our application context is that of neurosurgical visualization, the experimental goal we chose was to define a straight, vessel-free path from the cortical surface to a targeted tumor. The scene consists of a volumetric representation of the brain vasculature and a simulated tumor, as well as a separately controlled pen-like virtual probe. Under both viewing conditions, participants were able to manipulate the volume and probe using a tangible user interface, thus obtaining hand-coupled motion cues. Results indicate that on average, participants were able to perform the task in the stereographic mode in only 75% of the time and with half the error as in the monoscopic condition.
Wang
Guangyu
G
Centre for Intelligent Machines, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Mercier
Laurence
L
Collins
D Louis
DL
Cooperstock
Jeremy R
JR
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D003626:Data Display; D003867:Depth Perception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009493:Neurosurgery; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D055815:Young Adult