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

Alberto Betella; Enrique Martínez Bueno; Ulysses Bernardet; Paul F. M. J. Verschure

doi:10.1145/2466816.2466824

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

Alberto Betella, Enrique Martínez Bueno, Ulysses Bernardet, Paul F. M. J. Verschure

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	VRIC '13 Proceedings of the Virtual Reality International Conference: Laval Virtual
Publisher	ACM
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-1875-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2466816.2466824
Publication status	Published - 20 Mar 2013
Event	the Virtual Reality International Conference - Laval, France Duration: 20 Mar 2013 → 22 Mar 2013

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Conference	the Virtual Reality International Conference
Period	20/03/13 → 22/03/13

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