Virtually Perfect: Factors Affecting the Quality of a VR Experience and the need for a VR Content Quality Standard

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Conference Paper
Content Type: Original Research
Volume: 2016, No. 10, pp. 1–20
Abstract: New virtual reality (VR) capture, gaming and viewing devices are hitting the shelves at an accelerated pace. While this commercial push favors the integration of VR devices into everyday life, the quality of experience is not always up to par: Improperly produced content can generate physical stress and/or interrupt a viewer's suspension of disbelief. Without clear and common standards, it is hard to achieve a consistent product that will meet customer expectations beyond the initial novelty factor. The paper suggests a foundation for a content quality standard, based on the author's experience shooting and analyzing hundreds of 360-video experiences, with criteria for stitching, physical integrity, artifacts, stereoscopic 3D, framing and composition. For each criterion, the paper describes a suggested benchmark, issues to avoid, causes, effects on the viewer, plus preventive and corrective measures.
Publication Date: 2016-10-25
DOI: 10.5594/M001733
ISBN: Print: 978-1-61482-957-7
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/M001733
Author(s): Pierre RouthierCreat3 inc.
Keyword(s): VR, 360° Video, Quality, Standards, Head Mounted Display, Virtual Reality
Copyright: © 2016 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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