Comparison of Immersive Feeling Effects between Three Wide-angle Image Projection Techniques

Abstract

This investigation compares three wide-angle image projection techniques, “simple enlargement,” “video mosaicing” and “pseudo wide-angle images”, to find the most effective technique for producing an immersive feeling. We conduct an assessment of these techniques by a subjective evaluation using questionnaires. The results of the assessment are examined by Steel's test and factor analysis. According to all the results, the pseudo wide-angle images technique provides the most immersive feeling effects out of the three wide-angle image projection techniques. The most effective technique is useful for changing living rooms into human-scale immersive image theaters.