Boxplot
XR Device Motion Latency
Motion-to-photon latency across VR/AR platforms
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
np.random.seed(42)
headsets = ['Quest 3', 'Vision Pro', 'Valve Index', 'PSVR 2', 'Pico 4']
data = [
np.random.normal(12, 2, 200),
np.random.normal(8, 1.5, 200),
np.random.normal(10, 1.8, 200),
np.random.normal(15, 2.5, 200),
np.random.normal(14, 2.2, 200)
]
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 6), dpi=100)
ax.set_facecolor('#0d1117')
fig.patch.set_facecolor('#0d1117')
colors = ['#27F5B0', '#F527B0', '#F54927', '#276CF5', '#F5B027']
bp = ax.boxplot(data, widths=0.6, patch_artist=True, showfliers=False,
medianprops=dict(color='#F5D327', linewidth=2.5))
for patch, color in zip(bp['boxes'], colors):
patch.set_facecolor(color)
patch.set_alpha(0.85)
patch.set_edgecolor('white')
for i, color in enumerate(colors):
bp['whiskers'][i*2].set_color(color)
bp['whiskers'][i*2+1].set_color(color)
bp['caps'][i*2].set_color(color)
bp['caps'][i*2+1].set_color(color)
ax.axhline(20, color='#C82909', linewidth=1.5, linestyle='--', alpha=0.7, label='Nausea Threshold')
ax.set_xticklabels(headsets, rotation=15, ha='right')
ax.spines['top'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['right'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['left'].set_color('#333333')
ax.spines['bottom'].set_color('#333333')
ax.yaxis.grid(True, color='#1a1a3f', linewidth=0.5, zorder=0)
ax.set_axisbelow(True)
ax.tick_params(axis='both', colors='#888888', labelsize=9, length=0, pad=8)
ax.set_ylabel('Latency (ms)', fontsize=11, color='white', fontweight='500')
ax.set_title('VR Motion-to-Photon Latency', fontsize=14, color='white', fontweight='bold', pad=15)
ax.legend(loc='upper right', facecolor='#0d1117', edgecolor='#333333', labelcolor='white')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Statistical
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