Title
Impact of Immersion and Realism in Driving Simulator Studies
Abstract
Driving simulators emerged as a promising technology for the analysis of driving conditions and road users' behaviour in an attempt to tackle the problem of road accidents. The work presented herein demonstrates the design and development of a driving simulator that aims to contribute towards evaluating black spots in road networks by promoting rapid design of realistic models and facilitating the specification of test scenarios. A reliable driving simulator should be able to reproduce the driver's behaviour in a realistic way. In this study the authors examine different setups of the simulator to define the one that achieves highest levels of reliability. The chosen setup is then used to evaluate the impact of distractors (e.g. billboards) on driving behaviour of local road users for a chosen black spot in Limassol, Cyprus. Data collected from the experiments are analysed, and the main findings are presented and discussed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.4018/ijitn.2014010102
IJITN
Keywords
Field
DocType
driver's distraction,virtual reality,driver's behaviour,computer graphics,immersion,driving simulator,realism,injury prevention,human factors,suicide prevention,ergonomics,occupational safety
Road networks,Virtual reality,Driving simulator,Local road,Simulation,Computer science,Scenario testing,Immersion (virtual reality),Accident prevention,Computer graphics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
6
1
1941-8663
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.55
9
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Despina Michael1376.01
Marios Kleanthous230.55
Marinos Savva330.55
Smaragda Christodoulou481.13
Maria Pampaka5104.20
Andreas Gregoriades613520.51