Abstract
The use of immersive virtual reality as a research tool is rapidly increasing in numerous scientific disciplines. By combining ecological validity with strict experimental control, immersive virtual reality provides the potential to develop and test scientific theories in rich environments that closely resemble everyday settings. This article introduces the first standardized database of colored three-dimensional (3-D) objects that can be used in virtual reality and augmented reality research and applications. The 147 objects have been normed for name agreement, image agreement, familiarity, visual complexity, and corresponding lexical characteristics of the modal object names. The availability of standardized 3-D objects for virtual reality research is important, because reaching valid theoretical conclusions hinges critically on the use of well-controlled experimental stimuli. Sharing standardized 3-D objects across different virtual reality labs will allow for science to move forward more quickly.
Highlights
The use of immersive virtual reality as a research tool is rapidly increasing in numerous scientific disciplines
It consists of 260 blackand-white line drawings standardized for name agreement, image agreement, familiarity, and visual complexity in native speakers of American English
This study has introduced the first standardized set of 3-D objects for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality research and applications
Summary
The use of immersive virtual reality as a research tool is rapidly increasing in numerous scientific disciplines. Similar picture databases have been introduced and standardized for other languages, including British English, Bulgarian, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, and Modern Greek (Alario & Ferrand, 1999; Barry, Morrison, & Ellis, 1997; Bonin, Peereman, Malardier, Méot, & Chalard, 2003; Dell’Acqua, Lotto, & Job, 2000; Dimitropoulou, Duñabeitia, Blitsas, & Carreiras, 2009; Martein, 1995; Nishimoto, Miyawaki, Ueda, Une, & Takahashi, 2005; Nisi, Longoni, & Snodgrass, 2000; Behav Res (2018) 50:1047–1054 Such black-and-white line drawings typically used in experiments are abstractions of real-world objects. On the basis of the standardized norms, researchers may select 3-D objects that fit the purpose of their specific research question
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