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- Title
Virtual memory palaces: immersion aids recall.
- Authors
Krokos, Eric; Plaisant, Catherine; Varshney, Amitabh
- Abstract
Virtual reality displays, such as head-mounted displays (HMD), afford us a superior spatial awareness by leveraging our vestibular and proprioceptive senses, as compared to traditional desktop displays. Since classical times, people have used memory palaces as a spatial mnemonic to help remember information by organizing it spatially and associating it with salient features in that environment. In this paper, we explore whether using virtual memory palaces in a head-mounted display with head-tracking (HMD condition) would allow a user to better recall information than when using a traditional desktop display with a mouse-based interaction (desktop condition). We found that virtual memory palaces in HMD condition provide a superior memory recall ability compared to the desktop condition. We believe this is a first step in using virtual environments for creating more memorable experiences that enhance productivity through better recall of large amounts of information organized using the idea of virtual memory palaces.
- Subjects
HEAD-mounted displays; VIRTUAL reality; VIRTUAL storage (Computer science); FEATURE selection; COMPUTER simulation; DATA visualization
- Publication
Virtual Reality, 2019, Vol 23, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1359-4338
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3