Participants Wanted: Investigating the Role of Perceived Depth on Human Navigation in Virtual Environments
Have you ever been stumped by a strange illusion, or been sure you were going the right direction only to discover you’d got totally turned around? Our eyes are extremely important for how we understand and navigate the world, but they can be susceptible to error and ambiguity. When this happens, our perception of the world around us can change.
We invite you to participate in a research project exploring the relationship between vision and navigation. You will be asked to learn and perform a simple navigation task in a virtual enclosure with projected patterns on the walls and floor. The task will be completed across two days: once with and once without a blindfold.
This research will take place between Wednesday 2nd October and Friday 29th November in The Old Psychology Library, St Mary’s Quad, St Andrews. Each session should last between 30-60 minutes, and you will be compensated £8 per session for your participation.
If you are interested, please click the two links below to sign up for Part A and Part B of the experiment. Please select a different day for each study part. You will be given a Participant Information Sheet that further details the research and have the opportunity to ask questions before consenting to participate.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, please email using the details below.
Sign Up:
Part A – https://st-andrews.sona-systems.com/default.aspx?p_return_experiment_id=1325
Part B – https://st-andrews.sona-systems.com/default.aspx?p_return_experiment_id=1326
Contact Details:
Benjamin Thompson (email) – [email protected]
This research is being conducted as part of my, Benjamin Thompson’s, PhD thesis in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews.