Benefit from active exploration on the Transfer of spatial knowledge : Impact of the visual richness of interface.

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Event Abstract Back to Event Benefit from active exploration on the Transfer of spatial knowledge : Impact of the visual richness of interface. Greg Wallet1*, H. Sauzéon1, P. Arvind Pala1 and B. N’Kaoua1 1 Institut de Cognitique, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux II, France The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of passive versus active exploration on spatial knowledge transfer according to the graphic interface richness (Altered vs. Detailed) for three different spatial recall tasks (wayfinding, sketch-mapping, and scene classification). Sixty-four subjects (32 men and 32 women) participated. Spatial learning was evaluated by wayfinding, sketch-mapping and picture classification tasks in the context of the Bordeaux district. In the wayfinding task, results indicated that active learning in a Virtual Environment (VE) increased the performances compared to the passive learning condition, irrespective of the graphic interface richness factor. In the Sketch-mapping task, active learning in a VE helped the subjects to transfer their spatial knowledge from the VE to reality, but only when the graphic interface was detailed. In the Picture classification task, active learning in a VE did not help in detailed interface the subjects to transfer their spatial knowledge or even deteriorated their performances in the altered version of interface. These results are discussed in terms of the functional demands of the three tasks and the graphic interface richness dimension. This is particularly relevant in the interest to determine how, why and for which type of patient virtual reality can prove useful in the assessment and rehabilitation of spatial capacity. Conference: Annual CyberTherapy and CyberPsychology 2009 conference, Villa Caramora, Italy, 21 Jun - 23 Jun, 2009. Presentation Type: Oral Presentation Topic: Oral Presentations Citation: Wallet G, Sauzéon H, Arvind Pala P and N’Kaoua B (2009). Benefit from active exploration on the Transfer of spatial knowledge : Impact of the visual richness of interface.. Front. Neuroeng. Conference Abstract: Annual CyberTherapy and CyberPsychology 2009 conference. doi: 10.3389/conf.neuro.14.2009.06.099 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 23 Mar 2009; Published Online: 23 Mar 2009. * Correspondence: Greg Wallet, Institut de Cognitique, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux II, Bordeaux, France, gregwallet@free.fr Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Greg Wallet H. Sauzéon P. Arvind Pala B. N’Kaoua Google Greg Wallet H. Sauzéon P. Arvind Pala B. N’Kaoua Google Scholar Greg Wallet H. Sauzéon P. Arvind Pala B. N’Kaoua PubMed Greg Wallet H. Sauzéon P. Arvind Pala B. N’Kaoua Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.