Quantitative analysis of the neurological and psychological fatigue induced by the virtual reality. Development of the hyper hospital. A network based virtual reality mediated medical care system. (4)

Autor: Yuichi Takahashi, Kiyoyuki Yamazaki, Mitsunori Sudo, Katsuro Okamoto, Takami Yamaguchi, Satoshi Tadatsu, Atsuya Yoshida, Genta Goto, Hisako Igarashi
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Journal of Advanced Science. 6:80-88
ISSN: 1881-3917
0915-5651
DOI: 10.2978/jsas.6.3-4_80
Popis: We are studying the virtual reality which is used as mean of human interface between the patients and the Hyper Hospital-a network based virtual reality mediated medical care system. For making the Hyper Hospital come true, it is important to investigate the effect of the virtual reality system (V. R. system) on the human body. In the present study, twenty healthy young subjects underwent the physiological measurements while using our own head mounted display (HMD). We measured the auditory response time which is regarded as a measure of a net activity of the central nervous system and is known to be affected by many physiological conditions such as fatigue. We also measured the critical flicker frequency (CFF) values before, during, and after the application of the V. R. system. The psychological fatigue was measured quantitatively by standard questionnaires and the Kraepelin test. The Yatabe-Guilford (YG) test was also carried out to investigate the influence of the individual character on the psychological fatigue. Some discomforts were complained after 30 minutes use of our HMD by almost all of the subjects. Examination of the CFF values did not show any significant changes due to the application of the V. R. system. No statistically significant difference was found by the usage of the V. R. system. The subjective fatigue measured using a standard questionnaires suggested that psychological fatigue was more significant than physical fatigue. No significant correlations were found between the result of the Kraepelin test and the individual character measured by YG test. No statistically significant fatigue was found by the usage of the V. R. system, and it was therefore suggested that the short time application of the V. R. system does not affect the human neurological and psychological response.
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