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3D stereoscopic vision is used in many applications, but the level of benefit to the user differs depending on the particular application. We studied its benefits for command and control applications such as battlefield visualization or disaster response. We conducted experiments where the subjects completed some simple military planning exercises both with and without 3D vision. 3D users had lower error when judging line of sight between two points. Furthermore, survey results show that subjects preferred 3D. We also compared two ways of rendering symbols in the environment. Billboard symbols were more efficient than draping the symbol on the terrain.
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Wolfe, B., Kim, B., Aeschliman, B., Sedlmeyer, R. (2013). Evaluating 3D Vision for Command and Control Applications. In: Bebis, G., et al. Advances in Visual Computing. ISVC 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8034. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41939-3_73
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