Translating the Benefits of Wide-band Display Environments into An XR Space

Abstract

Large, high-resolution displays (LHRD) are known to be well suited to support visual analysis in ways that surpass desktop/laptop displays. This paper describes our work on SageXR, an initial effort to determine the extent to which physical displays can be replaced by head mounted displays to support the visual analysis process from start to finish. Findings from studies of veteran LHRD users showed that: HMD workspaces has future potential towards providing the benefits of a LHRD; all participants used at least two times more virtual space than physical space - given the opportunity users desire and are able to make meaningful use of more working space; the virtual viewing area used by a single participant was equivalent to physical LHRDs; and while participants tended to surround themselves with data, most actually wanted a virtualized LHRD.