ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Virtual Real.
Sec. Virtual Reality in Industry
Virtual Reality as a tool for Perceptual Evaluation of Display Characteristics
Provisionally accepted
Nicolas Visbecq1,2*
Mahdiyeh Sadat Moosavi2
Jean-Philippe Farrugia3
Frederic Merienne2Frédéric Rabellino1- 1Renault Trucks SAS, Saint-Priest, France
- 2Arts et Métiers, LISPEN, Chalon-sur-Saône, France
- 3LIRIS, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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This paper explores the feasibility of using virtual reality (VR) environments to evaluate the technical characteristics of displays. Based on a literature review, we analyze key display parameters, such as resolution, refresh rate, luminance, as well as human perception and evaluation methods. An experimental study was conducted comparing the perception of these parameters in a physical environment and in two virtual reality cases, using high-and low-resolution VR headsets. The results show that the perception of luminance and refresh rate variations is reliable in VR environments, especially with high-resolution headsets, while the detection of resolution differences remains limited.
Keywords: virtual reality, Human perception, Displays assessment, immersive environments, Virtual Prototyping
Received: 06 Oct 2025; Accepted: 13 Nov 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Visbecq, Moosavi, Farrugia, Merienne and Rabellino. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Nicolas Visbecq, nicolas.visbecq@volvo.com
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