Women go with the (optical) flow
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Fidelity metrics for virtual environment simulations based on spatial memory awareness states
Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments
The Effect of Visual and Interaction Fidelity on Spatial Cognition in Immersive Virtual Environments
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
A schema-based selective rendering framework
Proceedings of the 6th Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization
Cognitive transfer of spatial awareness states from immersive virtual environments to reality
ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (TAP)
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This paper presents an experiment exploring gender differences in spatial navigation, memory performance and spatial awareness through a complex Virtual Environment (VE). The immersive simulation consisted of a radiosity-rendered space divided in four zones including a kitchen area, a dining area, an office area and a lounge area. The space was populated with objects consistent as well as inconsistent with each zone's context. The simulation was then displayed on a stereo head tracked Head Mounted Display. Participants were separated in two groups based on their gender. After being exposed to the VE, they completed an object-based memory recognition task. Participants also reported one of two states of awareness following each recognition response which reflected either the recollection of contextual detail or informed guesses. It was found that reported awareness states interacted with the context consistency of the objects: participants recollected more contextual detail when correctly identifying inconsistent objects compared to consistent objects. Furthermore, a clear gender difference was found with female participants correctly identifying objects in their correct location more often than the male participants.