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Perspective View Displays and User Performance

Authors: Michael B. Cowen; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
Abstract:
Consoles that use three-dimensional (3-D) perspective views on flat screens to display data seem to provide a natural, increasingly affordable solution for situational awareness tasks. However, the empirical evidence supporting the use of 3-D displays is decidedly mixed. Across an array of tasks, a number of studies have found benefits for 3-D perspective over two-dimensional (2-D) views, while other studies have found rough parity, and still other studies have found 2-D superior to 3-D. Interestingly, many realistic military tasks have complex demands that require both types of views at different points in time. This paper investigates an interface concept called "orient and operate," which employs the advantages of both 2-D and 3-D displays.

Limitations: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Description: Research paper
Pages: 7
Report Date: AUG 2001
Report Number: A291434
Keywords relating to this report:
*FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS
*INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
*MAN COMPUTER INTERFACE
*PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
*PERFORMANCE_HUMAN_
*THREE DIMENSIONAL
*TWO DIMENSIONAL
DATA DISPLAYS
DISTORTION
EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
LIMITATIONS
LINE OF SIGHT
MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS
MAPS
PERCEPTION_PSYCHOLOGY_
POSITION_LOCATION_
ROUTING
TERRAIN MODELS
USER NEEDS
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