Title :
Evaluating the importance of multi-sensory input on memory and the sense of presence in virtual environments
Author :
Dinh, Huong Q. ; Walker, Neff ; Hodges, Larry F. ; Song, Chang ; Kobayashi, Akira
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
322 subjects participated in an experimental study to investigate the effects of tactile, olfactory, audio and visual sensory cues on a participant´s sense of presence in a virtual environment and on their memory for the environment and the objects in that environment. Results strongly indicate that increasing the modalities of sensory input in a virtual environment can increase both the sense of presence and memory for objects in the environment. In particular, the addition of tactile, olfactory and auditory cues to a virtual environment increased the user´s sense of presence and memory of the environment. Surprisingly, increasing the level of visual detail did not result in an increase in the user´s sense of presence or memory of the environment
Keywords :
human factors; user interfaces; virtual reality; audio cues; memory; multi-sensory input; olfactory cues; presence; sensory input; tactile cues; virtual environment; virtual environments; visual sensory cues; Auditory displays; Fans; Graphics; Haptic interfaces; Motorcycles; Olfactory; Usability; Virtual environment; Virtual prototyping; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality, 1999. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0093-5
DOI :
10.1109/VR.1999.756955