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  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Virtual navigation in MRI typically uses a supine position, differing from real-world upright navigation.
  • The effect of physical body orientation on experienced body orientation during virtual navigation remains unstudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how physical body orientation (standing vs. supine) influences experienced body orientation during virtual navigation.
  • To determine if upright body orientation is advantageous for spatial navigation tasks.
  • To explore methods for reducing disorientation in supine virtual navigation, particularly for MRI.

Main Methods:

  • An immersive virtual reality navigation task was employed.
  • Subjective measures of experienced body orientation were collected.
  • Implicit behavioral measures were used to assess navigation performance.
  • Participants experienced both standing and supine physical body orientations.

Main Results:

  • Physical body orientation (standing or supine) was found to modulate experienced body orientation.
  • Participants showed a preference for and better performance in spatial navigation when in an upright standing body orientation.
  • Displaying a virtual agent in a supine posture reduced the conflict between preferred and physical body orientation for supine participants.

Conclusions:

  • Physical body orientation is a critical factor influencing the user experience in virtual navigation.
  • The findings suggest that upright body orientation is optimal for spatial navigation tasks.
  • Design considerations for virtual navigation, especially in supine-restricted environments like MRI, should account for body orientation effects.