Psychological influences on distance estimation in a virtual reality environment

Psychological influences on distance estimation in a virtual reality environment

Studies of embodied perception have revealed that social, psychological, and physiological factors influence space perception. While many of these influences were observed with real or highly realistic stimuli, the present work showed that even the orientation of abstract geometric objects in a non-realistic virtual environment could influence distance perception. Observers wore a head mounted ...

Distance Estimation in Virtual Reality: The Effects of Overview Maps

Peoples’ perception of distance is inaccurate in both real and virtual environments; here, we focus on identifying ways in which these estimations can be improved in Virtual Reality. In this study, overview maps are investigated as an aid to distance estimation, used within the context of a virtual environment for the Sorbas region in S.E. Spain.

Velocity constancy in a virtual reality environment.

During everyday life the brain is continuously integrating multiple perceptual cues in order to allow us to make decisions and to guide our actions. In this study we have used a simulated (virtual reality--VR) visual environment to investigate how cues to speed judgments are integrated. There are two sources that could be used to provide signals for velocity constancy: temporal-frequency or dis...

Using a Virtual Reality Environment to Simulate the Pushing of Cylindrical Nanoparticles

With the rise in the use of AFM (Atomic Force Microscope), we have witnessed a growing use of atomic microscope based nanorobots in the precise displacement of various particles. There are certain limitations to the application of nanorobots in the moving of nanoparticles. One of the most important of these limitations is the lack of an appropriate image feedback concurrent with the displaci...

Virtual Reality Applied in Distance Education