Effects of peripheral visual information on performance of video game with hemi-spherical immersive projection screen

Yasuhiro Seya; Kotaro Sato; Yusuke Kimura; Akira Ookubo; Hitoshi Yamagata; Kazumi Kasahara; Hiroya Fujikake; Yuki Yamamoto; Hanako Ikeda; Katsumi Watanabe

Effects of peripheral visual information on performance of video game with hemi-spherical immersive projection screen

Yasuhiro Seya^*, Kotaro Sato, Yusuke Kimura, Akira Ookubo, Hitoshi Yamagata, Kazumi Kasahara, Hiroya Fujikake, Yuki Yamamoto, Hanako Ikeda, Katsumi Watanabe

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Abstract

The recent development of immersive displays with high resolution and a wide field of view (e.g., hemi-spherical projection screen) has made it possible to play video games with higher levels of presence. However, it is not yet clear how players utilize the visual and auditory information provided by such displays for game play. In this paper, we report three experiments on an arcade video game "Mobile Suit GUNDAM Senjyo no Kizuna" with a hemi-ellipsoidal panoramic optical display (POD). Highly trained participants (professional game debuggers) were employed. They played the game with various visual masks (Experiments 1 and 2) and sound conditions (with and without sound; Experiment 3). In all of the experiments, the game performance (i.e., game score) was recorded as well as ratings for enjoyment, sensation of presence, and visually induced motion sickness as the game was played. The results suggest that players have a certain size of "effective visual space" in which peripheral information can be utilized. Furthermore, the results suggest that auditory information, together with a wide range of visual information, would enhance a player's enjoyment and sensation of presence during game play.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th Digital Games Research Association International Conference: Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice and Theory, DiGRA 2009 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 2009 Sept 1 → 2009 Sept 4

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Other	4th Digital Games Research Association International Conference: Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice and Theory, DiGRA 2009
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	09/9/1 → 09/9/4

Keywords

Effective visual space
Immersive display
Method of restricting visual space

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Human-Computer Interaction
Software

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Seya, Y., Sato, K., Kimura, Y., Ookubo, A., Yamagata, H., Kasahara, K., Fujikake, H., Yamamoto, Y., Ikeda, H., & Watanabe, K. (2009). Effects of peripheral visual information on performance of video game with hemi-spherical immersive projection screen. Paper presented at 4th Digital Games Research Association International Conference: Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice and Theory, DiGRA 2009, London, United Kingdom.

Effects of peripheral visual information on performance of video game with hemi-spherical immersive projection screen. / Seya, Yasuhiro; Sato, Kotaro; Kimura, Yusuke et al.
2009. Paper presented at 4th Digital Games Research Association International Conference: Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice and Theory, DiGRA 2009, London, United Kingdom.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

Seya, Y, Sato, K, Kimura, Y, Ookubo, A, Yamagata, H, Kasahara, K, Fujikake, H, Yamamoto, Y, Ikeda, H & Watanabe, K 2009, 'Effects of peripheral visual information on performance of video game with hemi-spherical immersive projection screen', Paper presented at 4th Digital Games Research Association International Conference: Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice and Theory, DiGRA 2009, London, United Kingdom, 09/9/1 - 09/9/4.

Seya Y, Sato K, Kimura Y, Ookubo A, Yamagata H, Kasahara K et al.. Effects of peripheral visual information on performance of video game with hemi-spherical immersive projection screen. 2009. Paper presented at 4th Digital Games Research Association International Conference: Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice and Theory, DiGRA 2009, London, United Kingdom.

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