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Table 3 Devices used and technical challenges

From: A scoping review of augmented reality in nursing

Device

Technical challenges

Smart Watch

- Energy consumption and screen size [55]

- No technical challenges described [32]

Smart Glass

- Image quality [29, 44]

- Screen size [45]

- Network connectivity [27, 30]

- Speech recognition [27, 44]

- No technical challenges described [28, 32, 37, 47, 49]

Tablet

- Response times, scanning, internet connection, stability of application [34]

- Application has to be dependable [36]

- No technical challenges described [40]

Helmet Mounted Display

- Problems with a bulky helmet, problems with the marker, and parallax vision [42]

Head Mounted Display

- Marker problems [41]

- Mild headache, mild dizziness, and mild eye fatigue [43]

AR Headset

- Connectivity issues, lack of experience with system, and battery life [31]

Smart Phone

- Response time, incompatibility, scanning, internet connection, stability of application [34]

- No technical challenges described [35, 46]

Not specified

- Immersion sickness, over-reliance on technology, lack of attention to surroundings [48]