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The Perceptual Consequences of Curved Screens

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Marina Zannoli,

Martin S. BanksAuthors Info & Claims

ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (TAP), Volume 15, Issue 1

Article No.: 6, Pages 1 - 16

https://doi.org/10.1145/3106012

Published: 06 October 2017 Publication History

Abstract

Flat panels are by far the most common type of television screen. There are reasons, however, to believe that curved screens create a greater sense of immersion, reduce distracting reflections, and minimize some perceptual distortions that are commonplace with large televisions. To examine these possibilities, we calculated how curving the screen affects the field of view and the probability of seeing reflections of ambient lights. We find that screen curvature has a small beneficial effect on field of view and a large beneficial effect on the probability of seeing reflections. We also collected behavioral data to characterize perceptual distortions in various viewing configurations. We find that curved screens can in fact reduce problematic perceptual distortions on large screens, but that the benefit depends on the geometry of the projection on such screens.

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The Perceptual Consequences of Curved Screens
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Dependable and fault-tolerant systems and networks
    1. Redundancy
  2. Embedded and cyber-physical systems
    1. Robotics

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ACM Transactions on Applied Perception Volume 15, Issue 1

January 2018

122 pages

ISSN:1544-3558

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DOI:10.1145/3128284

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Published: 06 October 2017

Accepted: 01 June 2017

Received: 01 April 2017

Published in TAP Volume 15, Issue 1

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