Objective Measurements of Background Color Shifts Caused by Optical See-Through Head-Mounted Displays

Daichi Hirobe, Yuki Uranishi, Jason Orlosky, Shizuka Shirai, Photchara Ratsamee, Haruo Takemura

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Abstract

Optical see-through head-mounted displays (OST-HMDs) have been increasingly used in research and industrial applications as Augmented Reality (AR) support devices. However, problems still exist that prevent their use as general-purpose devices. One of these issues is the color blending problem between content and background colors. More specifically, the light from the background overlaps with the light from the OST-HMD and shifts the color of OST-HMD's light from its intended display intensity and color. Though color compensation methods exist, in order to properly compensate for light shifts, we need to know how the background color will affect the light that eventually hits the user's eye when combined with the OST-HMD image. In this paper, we study how background colors shift as a result of passing through the OST-HMD's optics in order to better inform the development of color compensation methods. We measured the background color objectively for the Magic Leap 1, the HoloLens (first gen), and the HoloLens 2 and evaluated results. We found that all three OST-HMDs shift background color to a perceptible degree, and that the degree of shift depends on the original background color.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages389-390
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781665453653
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event21st IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct 2022 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: Oct 17 2022Oct 21 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct 2022

Conference

Conference21st IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct 2022
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period10/17/2210/21/22

Keywords

  • Human-centered computing-Human computer interaction (HCI)-Interaction paradigms-Mixed/augmented reality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Media Technology
  • Modeling and Simulation

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