Citation

Bos JE, Ledegang WD, Lubeck AJ, Stins JF. Ergonomics 2013; 56(9): 1430-1436.

Affiliation

a TNO Perceptual and Cognitive Systems , P.O. Box 23 , 3769 ZG , Soesterberg , the Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00140139.2013.817614

PMID

23845047

Abstract

Motion sickness symptoms and increased postural instability induced by motion pictures have been reported in a laboratory, but not in a real cinema. We, therefore, carried out an observational study recording sickness severity and postural instability in 19 subjects before, immediately and 45 min after watching a 1 h 3D aviation documentary in a cinema. Sickness was significantly larger right after the movie than before, and in a lesser extent still so after 45 min. The average standard deviation of the lateral centre of pressure excursions was significantly larger only right afterwards. When low-pass filtered at 0.1 Hz, lateral and for-aft excursions were both significantly larger right after the movie, while for-aft excursions then remained larger even after 45 min. Speculating on previous findings, we predict more sickness and postural instability in 3D than in 2D movies, also suggesting a possible, but yet unknown risk for work-related activities and vehicle operation. Practitioner Summary: Watching motion pictures may be sickening and posturally destabilising, but effects in a cinema are unknown. We, therefore, carried out an observational study showing that sickness then is mainly an issue during the exposure while postural instability is an issue afterwards.

Language: en