Visuospatial processing and learning effects in virtual reality based mental rotation and navigational tasks

Thomas D. Parsons; Christopher G. Courtney; Michael E. Dawson; Albert A. Rizzo; Brian J. Arizmendi

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39360-0_9

Visuospatial processing and learning effects in virtual reality based mental rotation and navigational tasks

Thomas D. Parsons
, Christopher G. Courtney
, Michael E. Dawson
, Albert A. Rizzo
, Brian J. Arizmendi

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

14 Scopus citations

Abstract

Visuospatial function and performance in interactions between humans and computers involve the human identification and manipulation of computer generated stimuli and their location. The impact of learning on mental rotation has been demonstrated in studies relating everyday spatial activities and spatial abilities. An aspect of visuospatial learning in virtual environments that has not been widely studied is the impact of threat on learning in a navigational task. In fact, to our knowledge, the combined assessment of learning during mental rotation trials and learning in an ecologically valid virtual reality-based navigational environment (that has both high and low threat zones) has not been adequately studied. Results followed expectation: 1) learning occurred in the virtual reality based mental rotation test. Although there was a relation between route learning and practice, a primacy effect was observed as participants performed more poorly when going from the first zone to the last.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics
Subtitle of host publication	Understanding Human Cognition - 10th International Conference, EPCE 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Proceedings
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	75-83
Number of pages	9
Edition	PART 1
ISBN (Print)	9783642393594
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39360-0_9
State	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	10th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: Understanding Human Cognition, EPCE 2013, Held as Part of 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2013 - Las Vegas, NV, United States Duration: Jul 21 2013 → Jul 26 2013

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Number	PART 1
Volume	8019 LNAI
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: Understanding Human Cognition, EPCE 2013, Held as Part of 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas, NV
Period	7/21/13 → 7/26/13

Keywords

Learning
Mental Rotation: Navigation
Virtual Reality
Visuospatial Processing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Parsons, T. D., Courtney, C. G., Dawson, M. E., Rizzo, A. A., & Arizmendi, B. J. (2013). Visuospatial processing and learning effects in virtual reality based mental rotation and navigational tasks. In Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: Understanding Human Cognition - 10th International Conference, EPCE 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Proceedings (PART 1 ed., pp. 75-83). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8019 LNAI, No. PART 1). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39360-0_9

Visuospatial processing and learning effects in virtual reality based mental rotation and navigational tasks. / Parsons, Thomas D.; Courtney, Christopher G.; Dawson, Michael E. et al.
Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: Understanding Human Cognition - 10th International Conference, EPCE 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Proceedings. PART 1. ed. Springer Verlag, 2013. p. 75-83 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8019 LNAI, No. PART 1).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Parsons, TD, Courtney, CG, Dawson, ME, Rizzo, AA & Arizmendi, BJ 2013, Visuospatial processing and learning effects in virtual reality based mental rotation and navigational tasks. in Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: Understanding Human Cognition - 10th International Conference, EPCE 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Proceedings. PART 1 edn, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), no. PART 1, vol. 8019 LNAI, Springer Verlag, pp. 75-83, 10th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: Understanding Human Cognition, EPCE 2013, Held as Part of 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2013, Las Vegas, NV, United States, 7/21/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39360-0_9

Parsons TD, Courtney CG, Dawson ME, Rizzo AA, Arizmendi BJ. Visuospatial processing and learning effects in virtual reality based mental rotation and navigational tasks. In Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: Understanding Human Cognition - 10th International Conference, EPCE 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Proceedings. PART 1 ed. Springer Verlag. 2013. p. 75-83. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 1). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-39360-0_9

Parsons, Thomas D. ; Courtney, Christopher G. ; Dawson, Michael E. et al. / Visuospatial processing and learning effects in virtual reality based mental rotation and navigational tasks. Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: Understanding Human Cognition - 10th International Conference, EPCE 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Proceedings. PART 1. ed. Springer Verlag, 2013. pp. 75-83 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 1).

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