title: Transfer of route learning from virtual to real environments.
abstract: The authors investigated the extent to which route learning in a virtual environment (VE) transfers to the real world. In Experiment 1, active VE exploration, on its own or with a map, produced better transfer of training than either no VE training at all or passive VE training; however, transfer was achieved after shorter training times with the map. Experiment 2 demonstrated that VE + map training was not superior to training with a map alone, and Experiment 3 demonstrated that the poorer performances observed after passive VE training were not simply due to a lack of attention but to the lack of active navigational decisions. The authors concluded that the present VE technology does not provide better route learning than studying a map.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom. farrell@psy.man.ac.uk
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pettifer
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: MacManamon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003657:Decision Making; D005106:Exploratory Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009949:Orientation; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D012931:Social Environment; D013028:Space Perception; D014163:Transfer, Psychology; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014796:Visual Perception