Grassini Simone, Laumann Karin
Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Front Psychol. 2020 Aug 7;11:1604. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01604. eCollection 2020.
Modern head-mounted displays (HMDs) are a promising technology. Thanks to their affordable cost and versatility, HMDs are gaining attention from different sectors. However, the experience reported by the users of these technologies is sometimes negative. A number of people, when using an HMD, complain of various types of physical discomfort as well as symptoms like headache, disorientation, and nausea. These symptoms, developed during or after exposure to virtual environments, are commonly referred to with the term simulator sickness. Some scientific studies have shown that women are commonly more sensitive to simulator sickness. However, a gender imbalance in the susceptibility to simulator sickness has not been widely studied in the context of modern HMDs, and the studies that have been done have reported heterogeneous findings. The present systematic review aims to gather the pieces of evidence that support and oppose a gender difference in the susceptibility of simulator sickness in the framework of modern HMDs. We also aim to individuate other gender differences in the experience of the use of these technologies to establish whether there is sufficient evidence to support a gender discrepancy in the user experience.
现代头戴式显示器（HMD）是一项很有前景的技术。由于其成本低廉且用途广泛，HMD正受到不同领域的关注。然而，这些技术的用户所报告的体验有时是负面的。许多人在使用HMD时，会抱怨各种身体不适以及诸如头痛、迷失方向和恶心等症状。这些在接触虚拟环境期间或之后出现的症状，通常被称为模拟器不适。一些科学研究表明，女性通常对模拟器不适更为敏感。然而，在现代HMD的背景下，模拟器不适易感性方面的性别差异尚未得到广泛研究，并且已开展的研究报告了不同的结果。本系统综述旨在收集支持和反对现代HMD框架下模拟器不适易感性存在性别差异的证据。我们还旨在找出使用这些技术的体验中的其他性别差异，以确定是否有足够的证据支持用户体验中的性别差异。
