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Un sistema de Realidad Virtual (RV) de circuito cerrado y código abierto para investigar interacciones sociales y
Stéphane Sanchez1, Ramón Escobedo1,2,3,4, Renaud Bastien1,2
1Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse (IRIT), Université Toulouse Capitole, Toulouse, France.
PloS one
|January 21, 2026
Resumen
Los investigadores desarrollaron un sistema de realidad virtual (RV) para estudiar el agrupamiento de peces. Los peces reales siguieron con éxito a los peces virtuales, mostrando flexibilidad para adaptar la velocidad y la posición para mantener la cohesión del grupo.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Etología
- Biofísica
- Neurociencia
Sus antecedentes:
- Estudiar el comportamiento colectivo animal, como el agrupamiento de peces, es un desafío debido a las interacciones complejas y rápidas.
- Los métodos existentes a menudo carecen de la precisión para controlar y medir estas interacciones de manera efectiva.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Presentar un sistema de realidad virtual (RV) de bajo costo y código abierto para investigar interacciones sociales en tiempo real y comportamientos colectivos en peces.
- Permitir el control y la medición precisos de las interacciones entre peces reales y virtuales en un entorno de circuito cerrado.
Principales métodos:
- Desarrollar un sistema inmersivo de RV con seguimiento 3D de alta velocidad y retroalimentación visual en tiempo real.
- Integrar el procesamiento automatizado de datos para escenarios experimentales realistas e interactivos.
- Utilizar tetras de nariz de rumiante (Hemigrammus rhodostomus) para probar las capacidades del sistema.
Principales resultados:
- Los peces en libre movimiento ajustaron consistentemente su velocidad, profundidad y posicionamiento espacial para seguir a los peces virtuales.
- Los peces demostraron la capacidad de igualar velocidades virtuales moderadas y mantener el posicionamiento vertical para la cohesión del grupo.
- Se observaron flexibilidad y limitaciones conductuales, particularmente a velocidades virtuales más altas.
Conclusiones:
- El sistema de RV proporciona información crítica sobre los procesos sensoriales y cognitivos que impulsan el movimiento colectivo y la toma de decisiones de los peces.
- Esta tecnología ofrece una plataforma controlada pero realista para estudiar las interacciones sociales en diferentes especies.
- Los hallazgos avanzan la comprensión del comportamiento colectivo animal y sus bases neuronales.
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