Project title: How can we reduce disorientation when people navigate in VR worlds?
Investigators: Dr Patrick Peruch (CNRS, Marseille) and Dr Roy Ruddle (with Prof Dylan Jones, Loic Belingard and Justin Savage)
Funding: British Council/Alliance (1999-2000)
Note: this research took place while Roy Ruddle was employed at Cardiff University
This project studied the role of physical versus abstract rotation movement during navigation, and different environmental attributes on the rate at which participants developed spatial knowledge. There was little difference between the two forms of rotation, but a significant difference between oblique and orthogonal environmental layouts. Follow-on studies showed that both the orthogonality of an environment and the extensions to lines of sight that orthogonality affords make a significant contribution.
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Oblique VE |
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Orthogonal VE with fog restricting lines of sight |
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Orthogonal VE without fog |
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Orthogonal VE with marker objects (global landmarks) floating above the corners of the environment |
Ruddle, R. A., & Péruch, P. (2004). Effects of proprioceptive feedback and environmental characteristics on spatial learning in virtual environments. International Journal of Human Computer Studies, 60, 299-326. Video.
Results of this research were also presented at the International Conference on Spatial Cognition (EPCE 2000).