Path Memory in Real-World and Virtual Settings

Hutcheson, Adam T.; Allen, Gary L.

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“…This indicated that spatial updating of the VE was orientation-specific -the orientation in which it was learned, and the layout of the VE was mentally represented in terms of orientation-spe- cific reference system as indicated by Shelton and McNamara (2001). Hutcheson and Allen (2005) stated that ''if a participant is tested in the same orientation in which they learned the path, they should not have high latencies and errors in pointing" (p. 69). Likewise, Richardson, Montello, and Hegarty (1999) reported that the judgments of relative direction were more accurate when the orientation or the imagined heading was viewed with the original viewpoint seen at the beginning of the exploration (Mou, McNamara, Valiquette, & Rump, 2004b;Shelton & McNamara, 2001).…”

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Spatial updating of objects after rotational and translational body movements in virtual environments

Sancaktar

Demirkan

2008

Computers in Human Behavior

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Cataloged from PDF version of article.Spatial reasoning in architectural design can be better understood by considering the factors that affect the spatial updating process of the individual in an environment. This study focuses on the issue of spatial updating of viewed and imagined objects after rotational and translational body movements in a virtual environment (VE). Rotational and translational movements based on an egocentric frame of reference where there is no control of the user are compared in a desktop VE. Moreover, preference in architectural drawing medium and gender are analyzed as the factors that affect the spatial updating of objects in each body movement type. The results indicated that translational movement was more efficient than the rotational movement in judgment of relative directions in viewed objects. Furthermore, the viewed objects were more correctly spatially updated than the imagined ones both in translational and rotational body movements. In comparison of hand, computer and both as the drawing media, findings indicated that preference in computer medium in architectural design drawings was an effective one in spatial updating process in a VE. Contrary to the previous studies, it is found that there was no significant difference between gender and movement types. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

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Spatial updating of objects after rotational and translational body movements in virtual environments

Sancaktar

Demirkan

2008

Computers in Human Behavior

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“…This is in line with several studies that have found orientation‐free memory performance depending on active exploration of the layout (Sun, Chan, & Campos, 2004) of sufficient duration (Starrett et al., 2019), the size of the (display of) the layout (Presson, DeLange, & Hazelrigg, 1989; Sholl & Nolin, 1997), explicit nonegocentric encoding during learning (Fery & Magnac, 2000), and other factors (Sholl & Bartels, 2002; Sholl & Nolin, 1997). There seems to be no consensus on why certain conditions lead to orientation‐free performance and replication of some findings seems to be difficult (Hutcheson & Allen, 2005). Smart also does not readily provide an explanation of all instances of observed orientation‐free performance.…”

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ASmartModel of Imaginal Perspective Taking

Schultheis

2022

Cognitive Science

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The ability to judge spatial relations from perspectives that differ from one's current body orientation and location is important for many everyday activities. Despite considerable research on imaginal perspective taking, however, detailed computational accounts of the processes involved in this ability are missing. In this contribution, I introduce Smart (Spatial Memory Access by Reference Frame SelecTion) as a computational cognitive model of imaginal perspective taking processes. In assuming that imaginal perspective taking is governed by reference frame selection for memory access and subsequent motor activation, Smart is able to explain and simulate key findings on human imaginal perspective taking. In addition to providing novel insight into the mechanisms underlying imaginal perspective taking, Smart also has several implications for our view on spatial memory, more generally. In particular, Smart supports the idea that enduring spatial representations are essentially orientation‐free and that spatial representations are best viewed as flexible combinations of representation structures and reference frames.

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Path Memory in Real-World and Virtual Settings

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Spatial updating of objects after rotational and translational body movements in virtual environments

Spatial updating of objects after rotational and translational body movements in virtual environments

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