Effects of immersion on spatial updating in virtual panoramas

An experiment was conducted to examine the effects of immersion on a spatial updating task in a virtual panoramic environment (VPE). A virtual panorama, such as Google Streetview, is an environment that is comprised of 3D (spherical) images taken at regular intervals in a real world setting. Participants in this experiment navigated the National Mall area of Washington DC in Google Streetview using either a keyboard and mouse or a head-mounted display (HMD) with a head orientation tracker.

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