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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Episodic memory (EM) involves recalling events in context.
  • The influence of self-motion and environmental features on EM is not fully understood.
  • Investigating locomotion's impact on EM is crucial for understanding memory encoding.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how locomotion and environmental features modulate episodic memory.
  • To compare EM performance in walking Augmented Reality (AR) versus stationary Virtual Reality (VR).
  • To identify design criteria for neurocognitive rehabilitation interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Participants engaged in a museum-tour encoding task in AR and VR.
  • Episodic memory was assessed using a Remember/Familiar recognition paradigm.
  • Data collected immediately and 48 hours post-task.

Main Results:

  • Locomotion positively modulated distinctive aspects of episodic memory.
  • Stairway-adjacent locations significantly enhanced memory performance compared to other locations.
  • Walking AR condition showed enhanced memory aspects compared to stationary VR.

Conclusions:

  • Self-motion and specific environmental features are key modulators of episodic memory.
  • Findings suggest locomotion and environmental design can optimize memory encoding.
  • The study introduces an ecologically valid method for evaluating episodic memory in lifelike scenarios.