Using Head Mounted Display to Increase Field-of-View for Futuristic User Interface

摘要

User Interface (UI) is one of the primary components of any operating system. In many cases, efficiency or ease in using a feature provided by the operating system depends on the UI. Advent of touchscreen technology makes this issue more prevalent in mobile devices like smartphones and tablet computers. In this paper we investigate four user interfaces in their vanilla state, including both mobile and desktop platforms, and identify the limitations the UI imposes on interaction with the system. We suggest that increasing user's field-of-view (FOV) can mitigate several such limitations. In particular, we explore the use of head mounted display (HMD) over traditional two-dimensional screen to increase user's FOV. Finally, we use mathematical analysis to substantiate our claim. This paper is our attempt to propose a direction in the future of user interfaces of operating systems.