Virtual environments and the enhancement of spatial behavior: Towards a comprehensive research agenda

Citation
N. Durlach et al., Virtual environments and the enhancement of spatial behavior: Towards a comprehensive research agenda, PRESENCE-T, 9(6), 2000, pp. 593-615
Citations number
102
Categorie Soggetti
AI Robotics and Automatic Control
Journal title
PRESENCE-TELEOPERATORS AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
ISSN journal
10547460 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
593 - 615
Database
ISI
SICI code
1054-7460(200012)9:6<593:VEATEO>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
There is currently much research activity involving virtual environments (V Es) and spatial behavior (spatial perception, cognition. and performance). After some initial remarks describing and categorizing the different types of research being conducted on VEs and spatial behavior, discussion in this Forum paper focuses on one specific type, namely. research concerned with the use of VE technology for training spatial behavior in the real world. W e initially present an overview of issues and problems relevant to conducti ng research in this area and then. in the latter portion of the paper, pres ent an overview of the research that we believe needs to be done in this ar ea. We have written this paper for the forum section of Presence because, despi te its length. it is essentially an opinion piece. Our aim here is not to r eport the results of research in our own laboratory nor to review the liter ature, as other available papers already serve these goals. Rather, the pri mary purpose of this paper is to stimulate open discussion about needed fut ure research. In general, we believe that such a discussion can serve the r esearch establishment as much as reports of completed work.