Assessing Media QoE, Simulator Sickness and Presence for Omnidirectional Videos with Different Test Protocols

Abstract

QoE for omnidirectional videos comprises additional components such as simulator sickness and presence. In this paper, a series of tests is presented comparing different test protocols to assess integral quality, simulator sickness and presence for omnidirectional videos in one test run, using the HTC Vive Pro as head-mounted display. For quality ratings, the five-point ACR scale was used. In addition, the well-established Simulator Sickness Questionnaire and Presence Questionnaire methods were used, once in a full version, and once with only one single integral scale, to analyze how well presence and simulator sickness can be captured using only a single scale.