Leaving the third dimension : no measurable evidence for cognitive aftereffects of stereoscopic 3D movies
(2013) Society for Information Display. Journal — Vol. 21, n° 4, p. 159-166 (2013)
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- Stereoscopic 3D (S-3D) is becoming an increasingly important display technology. Parallel to this, concern about the potential negative effects of exposure to S-3D movies has been growing. Some manufacturers place disclaimers on their TVs advising people to limit the time they watch S-3D. However, surprisingly little experimental research has been conducted estimating the genuineness of these concerns. Therefore, an experiment was designed to assess the potential impact of viewing an S-3D movie on visual, spatial, and general attention performance. To mimic the real-world experience of watching a movie in the living room, participants (N= 61) watched a full movie in either 2D or S-3D. Our results do not show evidence for cognitive aftereffects of S-3D movies. A second experiment (N=32)that focused on possible aftereffects on visual attention also failed to find reliable effects. We therefore conclude that cognitive functioning is not altered by watching an S-3D movie, at least not to an extent that is measurable through well-established cognitive tasks.
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Bombeke, K., Van Looy, J., Szmalec, A., & Duyck, W. (2013). Leaving the third dimension : no measurable evidence for cognitive aftereffects of stereoscopic 3D movies. Society for Information Display. Journal, 21(4), 159-166. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsid.164 (Original work published 2013)