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  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Virtual Reality Research

Background:

  • Virtual reality (VR) is increasingly used to study spatial perception, orientation, and navigation.
  • Desktop-based VR introduces a sensory-motor conflict between static physical position and dynamic visual scenes, potentially causing disorientation.
  • Previous research links disorientation in VR to difficulties in establishing consistent egocentric or allocentric reference systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the verbalizability of spatial concepts in desktop VR.
  • To identify conscious strategies users employ for orientation in a virtual environment.
  • To explore how users conceptualize reference systems beyond established egocentric and allocentric models.

Main Methods:

  • Collected behavioral and verbal data from participants in a perceptually sparse virtual tunnel.
  • Utilized a virtual tunnel scenario known for differentiating human spatial reference system preferences.
  • Analyzed linguistic data to understand participants' reported spatial conceptualizations and strategies.

Main Results:

  • Linguistic data revealed limited relation to previously documented reference system verbalizations.
  • Participants demonstrated complex cognitive mechanisms and strategies for orientation.
  • Individualized conceptualizations of the task emerged, not systematically aligning with generic egocentric or allocentric frames.

Conclusions:

  • Navigating desktop virtual reality poses significant orientation challenges.
  • Users develop unique, complex strategies to cope with these challenges.
  • These strategies often transcend traditional egocentric and allocentric reference frame concepts.