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The effect of guided and free navigation on spatial memory in mixed reality

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Alberto Betella,

Enrique Martínez Bueno,

Ulysses Bernardet,

Paul F. M. J. VerschureAuthors Info & Claims

VRIC '13: Proceedings of the Virtual Reality International Conference: Laval Virtual

Article No.: 7, Pages 1 - 8

https://doi.org/10.1145/2466816.2466824

Published: 20 March 2013 Publication History

Abstract

The role of active and passive navigation strategies on human spatial cognition is not well understood. One problem in addressing this question is that combining free movement with controlled stimulus conditions in navigation tasks is difficult to achieve. We have constructed a unique mixed reality space that answers this challenge. In our experiment we expose human subjects to a virtual house where they can navigate following two different protocols: guided or free navigation. We want to assess how navigation mode affects spatial memory. Our results show that the participants that were assigned to the guided navigation condition display higher spatial memory performance, as opposed to those assigned to the free navigation paradigm.

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Index Terms

The effect of guided and free navigation on spatial memory in mixed reality
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
      1. Virtual reality
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Mixed / augmented reality
      2. Virtual reality

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VRIC '13: Proceedings of the Virtual Reality International Conference: Laval Virtual

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DOI:10.1145/2466816

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Cetnarski RBetella APrins HKouider SVerschure P(2014)Subliminal response priming in mixed realityPresence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments10.1162/PRES_a_0017123:1(1-17)Online publication date: 1-Feb-2014
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