by Alexandra Baer, Antje Hübler, Patrick Saalfeld, Douglas Cunningham, Bernhard Preim
Abstract:
This paper presents the design and execution of a comparative experimental between-participant study with 42 participants. We investigated depth perception comparing a 2D display with a glasses-free 3D autostereoscopic display in detail and conducted a follow-up study with the new 3D zSpace technology including a stylus as input device. This work comprises the design of a tympanoplastic training scenario used as the study’s "real world task". Participants had to position a prosthesis implant to reconstruct the ossicular chain and thus a patient’s hearing ability. The study revealed an overwhelming support of the 3D autostereoscopic display compared to a 2D display regarding depth judgment, task completion time and the number of required scene and prosthesis interactions.
Reference:
A Comparative User Study of a 2D and an Autostereoscopic 3D Display for a Tympanoplastic Surgery (Alexandra Baer, Antje Hübler, Patrick Saalfeld, Douglas Cunningham, Bernhard Preim), In Proc. of Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine (EG VCBM), The Eurographics Association, 2014.
Bibtex Entry:
@inproceedings{baer_comparative_2014,
	address = {Wien},
	title = {A {Comparative} {User} {Study} of a 2D and an {Autostereoscopic} 3D {Display} for a {Tympanoplastic} {Surgery}},
	isbn = {978-3-905674-62-0},
	doi = {10.2312/vcbm.20141190},
	abstract = {This paper presents the design and execution of a comparative experimental between-participant study with 42 participants. We investigated depth perception comparing a 2D display with a glasses-free 3D autostereoscopic display in detail and conducted a follow-up study with the new 3D zSpace technology including a stylus as input device. This work comprises the design of a tympanoplastic training scenario used as the study’s "real world task". Participants had to position a prosthesis implant to reconstruct the ossicular chain and thus a patient’s hearing ability. The study revealed an overwhelming support of the 3D autostereoscopic display compared to a 2D display regarding depth judgment, task completion time and the number of required scene and prosthesis interactions.},
	booktitle = {Proc. of {Eurographics} {Workshop} on {Visual} {Computing} for {Biology} and {Medicine} ({EG} {VCBM})},
	publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
	author = {Baer, Alexandra and Hübler, Antje and Saalfeld, Patrick and Cunningham, Douglas and Preim, Bernhard},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {181--190}
}