Cyclical Object Projection for Digital Motion Sickness Mitigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Motion sickness arises from sensory motor conflicts, causing nausea, vomiting, and other discomforts due to discrepancies between expected and actual sensory inputs, which existing technologies have not adequately addressed.
Innovation Solution
A method involving cyclical object projection in a digital space, where an object is transitioned through viewable and unviewable paths with pre-configured velocity and cycle times, combined with user interaction and audio cues, to create a stabilizing digital environment that mitigates motion sickness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional motion sickness mitigation methods are used, then some relief may be provided, but they fail to adequately address the root cause of sensory motor conflict
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of object motion by introducing cyclical movement patterns with specific velocities and time periods. Objects are moved along predetermined paths at controlled speeds, creating predictable sensory inputs that help resolve sensory motor conflict and reduce motion sickness symptoms
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements periodic action by continuously cycling objects through viewable and unviewable path segments. This creates a rhythmic, predictable pattern of visual stimulation that helps synchronize sensory inputs with motor expectations, thereby mitigating motion sickness
2Productivity
If objects are continuously projected in the digital space, then user engagement is maintained, but sensory motor conflict persists causing motion sickness
Solution Approach 1:
The continuous object path is segmented into distinct viewable and unviewable path segments. This segmentation creates predictable intervals of visual presence and absence, allowing the system to maintain engagement while providing sensory breaks that help resolve sensory motor conflict and reduce motion sickness
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-configuring object velocities and time periods before object projection begins. This predetermined setup ensures that object motion follows a predictable pattern from the start, helping users anticipate sensory inputs and reduce sensory motor conflict
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AI summary
A method includes projecting an object in a digital space. The object is transitioned to a final viewable peripheral location in the digital space. The object is removed from the digital space to define an unviewable path segment. The object is introduced to an initial viewable peripheral location in the digital space substantially opposite the final viewable peripheral location in the digital space. The initial viewable peripheral location to the final viewable peripheral location defines a viewable path segment. The object is returned to the center of the digital space. The operations are performed in an aggregate object path including the viewable path segment and the unviewable path segment. The object has a pre-configured object velocity and a pre-configured cycle time period in the aggregate object path.