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Spatial navigation in a virtual multilevel building: The role of exocentric view in acquiring survey knowledge
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Luo, Z and Duh, HBL and Chen, I-M and Luo, W, Spatial navigation in a virtual multilevel building: The role of exocentric view in acquiring survey knowledge, Proceedings of Third International Conference, VMR 2009, 19-24 July 2009, San Diego, USA, pp. 60-69. ISBN 978-3-642-02770-3 (2009) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Copyright 2009 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
DOI: doi:10.1007/978-3-642-02771-0_7
Abstract
The present study aimed to test the function of the exocentric view
on the acquisition of survey knowledge during spatial navigation in a virtual
multilevel building. Subjects navigated a virtual three-level building in three
conditions. In the first condition, subjects navigated the building without any
aid. In the second condition, subjects navigated the building with the aid of a
three-dimensional (3D) floor map which illustrated the spatial layout on each
level from one exocentric perspective. In the third condition, subjects could
watch the spatial layout on each level from the exocentric perspective when
traveling to another level by an elevator. After navigation, all subjects made the
judgment of spatial relative direction. The analyses of the accuracy of spatial
judgments showed that the accuracy of judgment of spatial horizontal direction
was significantly improved when subjects observed the exocentric views of
levels in the last two conditions; the judgment of spatial vertical direction was
significantly worse in the 3D floor map condition than in other two conditions.
Furthermore, the accuracy of judgment of both spatial horizontal and vertical
directions was best in the direction faced by subjects when they first enter each
level. The results suggested that the content of exocentric view should be carefully
designed to improve the acquisition of survey knowledge. The application
of the findings included the design of 3D map for the navigation in the virtual
multilevel building.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Navigation, virtual reality, perception, survey knowledge, human factors |
| 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: | 90316 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Deposited By: | Information and Communication Technology |
| Deposited On: | 2014-03-31 |
| Last Modified: | 2015-02-12 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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