In the Industrie 4.0 vision, the creation of leading-edge options for interaction between people and technology occupies a key role. In this context, augmented reality (AR) is one of the most suitable solutions. However, it is still not ready to be effectively used in industry. A crucial problem is the legibility of text seen through AR head-worn displays (HWDs). AR interface designers have no standard guidelines to follow, especially for these devices. Literature and anecdotal evidence suggest that legibility depends mainly on background, display technology (that is, see-through optical or video HWDs), and text style (for example, plain text, outline, or billboard). Furthermore, there are constraints to consider in industrial environments, such as standard color-coding practices and workplace lighting. The authors examine aspects affecting text legibility with an emphasis on deriving guidelines to support AR interface designers. Their results suggest that enhancing text contrast via software, along with using the outline or billboard style, is an effective practice to improve legibility in many situations. If one text style is needed for both types of HWD, their results suggest that colored billboards (with neutral white text) are effective. When color coding is not mandatory, white text and blue billboard are more effective than other styles tested.

Legibility in Industrial AR: Text Style, Color Coding, and Illuminance / Gattullo, M.; Uva, Antonio Emmanuele; Fiorentino, Michele; Gabbard, J. L.. - In: IEEE COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND APPLICATIONS. - ISSN 0272-1716. - 35:2(2015), pp. 52-61. [10.1109/MCG.2015.36]

Legibility in Industrial AR: Text Style, Color Coding, and Illuminance

Gattullo, M.;UVA, Antonio Emmanuele;FIORENTINO, Michele;
2015-01-01

Abstract

In the Industrie 4.0 vision, the creation of leading-edge options for interaction between people and technology occupies a key role. In this context, augmented reality (AR) is one of the most suitable solutions. However, it is still not ready to be effectively used in industry. A crucial problem is the legibility of text seen through AR head-worn displays (HWDs). AR interface designers have no standard guidelines to follow, especially for these devices. Literature and anecdotal evidence suggest that legibility depends mainly on background, display technology (that is, see-through optical or video HWDs), and text style (for example, plain text, outline, or billboard). Furthermore, there are constraints to consider in industrial environments, such as standard color-coding practices and workplace lighting. The authors examine aspects affecting text legibility with an emphasis on deriving guidelines to support AR interface designers. Their results suggest that enhancing text contrast via software, along with using the outline or billboard style, is an effective practice to improve legibility in many situations. If one text style is needed for both types of HWD, their results suggest that colored billboards (with neutral white text) are effective. When color coding is not mandatory, white text and blue billboard are more effective than other styles tested.
2015
Legibility in Industrial AR: Text Style, Color Coding, and Illuminance / Gattullo, M.; Uva, Antonio Emmanuele; Fiorentino, Michele; Gabbard, J. L.. - In: IEEE COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND APPLICATIONS. - ISSN 0272-1716. - 35:2(2015), pp. 52-61. [10.1109/MCG.2015.36]
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