A Review on Cybersickness and Usability in Virtual Environments

摘要

With the emerge of new technologies many systems are presented to a wider range of users at reasonable costs. Virtual Reality (VR) technology has also entered many new economical areas such as tourism, business, online games, and also cultural heritage. The new advancement in VR and its availability to the end user in many forms necessitates considering the health issues because cybersickness is one of the drawbacks of Virtual Environments (VE). In addition, usability of the VE and the provided VR technology and system is of paramount importance in the market to attract the user. However, usability measurement of the VE also has become a difficult issue due to the vast range of products and users. A review on the cybersickness and usability issues in VE is prepared and presented in this paper.