Spatial Analysis of Navigation in Virtual Geographic
Environments

J 2019

Spatial Analysis of Navigation in Virtual Geographic Environments

UGWITZ, Pavel; Vojtěch JUŘÍK; Lukáš HERMAN; Zdeněk STACHOŇ; Petr KUBÍČEK et al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Spatial Analysis of Navigation in Virtual Geographic Environments

Autoři

UGWITZ, Pavel; Vojtěch JUŘÍK; Lukáš HERMAN; Zdeněk STACHOŇ; Petr KUBÍČEK a Čeněk ŠAŠINKA

Vydání

Applied Sciences, Basel, Switzerland, MDPI, 2019, 2076-3417

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50101 Psychology

Stát vydavatele

Švýcarsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

on-line verze článku

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.474

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/19:00107388

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

spatial cognition; spatial navigation; virtual geographic environment; visual cognitive styles; spatial data collection; spatial data analysis; exploration strategies

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 30. 4. 2020 14:13, Mgr. Michal Petr

Anotace

V originále

Human performance and navigation activity in virtual environments can be measured and assessed with the aim to draw specific conclusions about human cognition. This paper presents an original virtual geographic environment (VGE) designed and used for this purpose. The presented research is rooted in an interdisciplinary approach combining knowledge and principles from the fields of psychology, cartography, and information technologies. The VGE was embedded with user logging functionality to provide a basis from which conclusions about human cognitive processes in a VGE could be drawn. The scope of this solution is introduced, described, and discussed under a behavioral measurement framework. An exploratory research design was adopted to demonstrate the environment’s utility in proof-of-concept user testing. Twenty participants were observed in interactive, semi-interactive and non-interactive tasks, their performance and individual differences were analyzed. The behavioral measurements were supplemented by Object-Spatial Imagery and a Verbal Questionnaire to determine the participants’ cognitive styles. In this sample, significant differences in exploration strategies between men and women were detected. Differences between experienced and non-experienced users were also found in their ability to identify spatial relations in virtual scenes. Finally, areas for future research areas and development were pinpointed.

Návaznosti

GC19-09265J, projekt VaV

Název: Vliv sociokulturních faktorů a písma na percepci a kognici komplexních zrakových podnětů (Akronym: ISOVIS)

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, The influence of socio-cultural factors and writing system on perception and cognition of complex visual stimuli

MUNI/A/1576/2018, interní kód MU

Název: Komplexní výzkum geografického prostředí planety Země

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Komplexní výzkum geografického prostředí planety Země, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

Citovat

UGWITZ, Pavel; Vojtěch JUŘÍK; Lukáš HERMAN; Zdeněk STACHOŇ; Petr KUBÍČEK a Čeněk ŠAŠINKA. Spatial Analysis of Navigation in Virtual Geographic Environments. Applied Sciences. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI, 2019, roč. 9, č. 9, s. 1-22. ISSN 2076-3417. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.3390/app9091873.

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UGWITZ, Pavel; Vojtěch JUŘÍK; Lukáš HERMAN; Zdeněk STACHOŇ; Petr KUBÍČEK a Čeněk ŠAŠINKA. Spatial Analysis of Navigation in Virtual Geographic Environments. \textit{Applied Sciences}. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI, 2019, roč.~9, č.~9, s.~1-22. ISSN~2076-3417. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.3390/app9091873.

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