The Impact of Augmented-Reality Head-Mounted Displays on Users' Movement Behavior: An Exploratory Study
Yunlong Wang, Harald Reiterer

TL;DR
This exploratory study investigates how augmented-reality head-mounted displays influence users' movement behaviors, revealing increased head movements and body position changes in certain modes, with implications for ergonomic design and health.
Contribution
The paper provides initial empirical insights into the impact of AR-HMDs on movement behavior, comparing different interaction modes and highlighting areas for ergonomic research.
Findings
More head movements in tag-along mode
Increased body position changes in tag-along mode
No significant difference in sit-stand transitions
Abstract
The augmented-reality head-mounted display (e.g., Microsoft HoloLens) is one of the most innovative technologies in multimedia and human-computer interaction in recent years. Despite the emerging research of its applications on engineering, education, medicines, to name a few, its impact on users' movement behavior is still underexplored. The movement behavior, especially for office workers with sedentary lifestyles, is related to many chronic conditions. Unlike the traditional screens, the augmented-reality head-mounted display (AR-HMD) could enable mobile virtual screens, which might impact on users' movement behavior. In this paper, we present our initial study to explore the impact of AR-HMDs on users' movement behavior. We compared the differences of macro-movements (e.g., sit-stand transitions) and micro-movements (e.g., moving the head) between two experimental modes (i.e.,…
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Taxonomy
TopicsVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts · Augmented Reality Applications · Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
