ABSTRACT
This study aimed at exploring the impact of subjective perceived depth distance and subjective comfort evaluation on the 3D viewing experience by means of ergonomics assessment. There were two independent variables. One variable was two levels of convergence distance, convex distance and concave distance. The 178other variable was two levels of ambient illumination, 0 and 300 Lux. The dependent variables were subjective perceived depth distance measurement and subjective visual comfort evaluation. This visual comfort was evaluated with a questionnaire with five-score Likert’s scale consisted of six items, addressing dizziness, naturalness, depth, viewer crosstalk, slowed down focus change, and harmonization.
The result of this study revealed that convergence distance was more impactful than that of ambient illumination on perceived depth. However, ambient illumination slightly affected harmonization of subjective visual comfort when viewing 3D films. The regression equation showed that convergence distance was a predictor for perceived depth when viewing convex and concave images.
