User study of an AR reading aid system to promote deep reading

摘要

We proposed a reading aid system combining AR HMD and occlusion technology to cultivate students’ intensive reading habits and promote deep reading. A user study was conducted to explore the differences in reading comprehension and subjective evaluation between AR and VR mode. Analysis results show that there are statistically significant differences for realism factors in subjective evaluation between the two modes. The participants confirmed the usefulness of the AR system and preferred the setting of actual paper reading. These results indicate there is potential for AR reading aid system to be used as an educational aid to promote deep reading.