Chapter 21. Human Factors Considerations
With the surge of new virtual and augmented reality systems and technologies entering the marketplace, it is important to remember that there are a number of aspects to these advanced man-machine interfaces that can have direct implications for health, safety, and overall usability. In this chapter we explore a number of these issues, highlighting known problem areas and steps that can be taken to minimize their impact.
What Are Human Factors?
Human factors is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the application of information and understanding of physical and psychological characteristics about human behavior, abilities, and limitations in the design and evaluation of devices and systems (Chapanis, ...
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