The Superiority Effect of Virtual Reality on Prospective Memory

Although failures of prospective memory have been linked to aviation accidents, prospective memory has not been integrated into pilot training or assessment. Virtual Reality (VR) offers ecologically robust flight environments for training and assessment of prospective memory, but the effects of VR, as compared to 2D displays, have yet to be studied. VR flight simulation is also an ideal environment for studying the detection of time- or event-based cues, which are key to triggering the prospective memory task. Participants (N=25, non-pilots) completed both time- and event-based prospective memory tasks along an automated route, with the percentage of completed tasks recorded. Participants were trained on the prospective memory cues in either VR or 2D but "flew" in both conditions: VR (head-mounted 3D device), and 2D (flat screen display). Results from repeated measures analysis of variance tests showed that performance was enhanced in VR only for time-based prospective memory tasks.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Applied Science (M.App.Sc.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction

Grantor dc:publisher

Carleton University

Year dc:date.issued

2021

Author dc:creator

• Mirzaagha, Jinous

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © 2021 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.

Language dc:language.iso

en

DOI

10.22215/etd/2021-14360

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:carleton.scholaris.ca:20.500.14718/41994