Attention-aware disparity control in interactive environments
Author
Celikcan, U.
Cimen, G.
Kevinc, E. B.
Capin, T.
Date
2013Source Title
The Visual Computer: international journal of computer graphics
Print ISSN
0178-2789
Electronic ISSN
1432-2315
Publisher
Springer
Volume
29
Issue
6-8
Pages
685 - 694
Language
English
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Abstract
Our paper introduces a novel approach for controlling stereo camera parameters in interactive 3D environments in a way that specifically addresses the interplay of binocular depth perception and saliency of scene contents. Our proposed Dynamic Attention-Aware Disparity Control (DADC) method produces depth-rich stereo rendering that improves viewer comfort through joint optimization of stereo parameters. While constructing the optimization model, we consider the importance of scene elements, as well as their distance to the camera and the locus of attention on the display. Our method also optimizes the depth effect of a given scene by considering the individual user's stereoscopic disparity range and comfortable viewing experience by controlling accommodation/convergence conflict. We validate our method in a formal user study that also reveals the advantages, such as superior quality and practical relevance, of considering our method. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Keywords
Accommodation/convergence conflictDisparity control
Interactive 3D
Real - time graphics
Stereoscopic 3D
User attention
Cameras
Computer graphics
Three dimensional