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Spatial representation of a virtual room space: perspective and vertical movement
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Luo, Z and Luo, W and Chen, I-M and Jiao, RJ and Duh, HBL, Spatial representation of a virtual room space: perspective and vertical movement, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 26, (7) pp. 661-674. ISSN 1044-7318 (2010) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1080/10447318.2010.487196
Abstract
Evidence from prior research has demonstrated that exocentric views of the environment
can facilitate the acquisition of survey knowledge in a virtual environment. The
present study examined the effect of different exocentric views on judging the relative
direction of objects. During the participants’ vertical movement in a virtual room,
participants learned the spatial layout in one of three conditions: two-perspective,
attentive-elevation, and normal-elevation conditions, where the number of the exocentric
perspectives from which the spatial layout was observed was different. After
spatial learning, they made the judgment of the relative direction of objects. The
analysis of spatial judgment showed that as the number of exocentric perspectives
increased, the accuracy improved in the mental representation of spatial vertical
information and spatial information in novel directions. Results indicated that the
increased number of exocentric perspectives during the vertical movement facilitated
the flexible acquisition of survey knowledge. Applications of this study included the
design of effective navigation aids in virtual multilevel buildings.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | virtual reality, perspective, perception |
Research Division: | Information and Computing Sciences |
Research Group: | Library and information studies |
Research Field: | Human information interaction and retrieval |
Objective Division: | Information and Communication Services |
Objective Group: | Information systems, technologies and services |
Objective Field: | Information systems, technologies and services not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Duh, HBL (Professor Henry Duh) |
ID Code: | 90293 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 5 |
Deposited By: | Information and Communication Technology |
Deposited On: | 2014-03-31 |
Last Modified: | 2014-05-20 |
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