Active Exploration of a Virtual Environment Does Not Promote Orientation or Memory for Objects

• Published in: Environment and behavior Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 752 - 763
• Main Author: Wilson, Paul N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.11.1999; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Environment; Memory; Objects; Simulation; Spatial dimension; Three dimensional forms; Virtual reality

Active participants explored a desktop three-dimensional computer-simulated environment, whereas observer participants passively watched the screen. The ostensible task for all participants was to remember as many objects as possible that were encountered during the course of exploration. In a test,...