Embodied Social Cognition in Virtual Reality

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What can be defined as the process of selecting things to concentrate on?

Virtual reality

Attention (correct)

Social brain

Distributed cognition

To optimize attention, what is important to have in designed interactions?

Random storyboards

Complex interfaces

Unclear goals

Clear goals and salient information (correct)

What type of senses are involved in the process of attention?

Gustatory and haptic

Auditory and visual (correct)

Olfactory and tactile

Proprioceptive and vestibular

Which tool is emphasized as important to ensure that interactions are designed to serve clear goals?

User journeys Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of attention in the context of the text?

To select things to concentrate on Signup and view all the answers

How can attention be optimized according to the text?

By designing interactions with clear goals and salient information Signup and view all the answers

What is the key to optimizing attention in virtual environments?

Generating clear storyboards and bodystorming before prototyping Signup and view all the answers

What type of visual search is likely to occur when entering a virtual environment for the first time with a specific goal?

Guided visual search Signup and view all the answers

What is the key factor that determines attention in a virtual environment that replicates a physical store the user has visited before?

The user's previous experience in the physical store Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of user journeys and storyboards in virtual environment design?

To provide a clear roadmap for the user's experience Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a well-designed virtual environment for attention optimization?

Colorful and visually appealing design Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference between attention in a virtual environment visited for the first time and one that replicates a familiar physical space?

Attention is driven by saliency in the first case, and by previous experience in the second Signup and view all the answers

What can optimize visual search efficiency according to the text?

Salience, pre-attentive elements, and scene guidance Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is considered a pre-attentive element?

Gestalt cues Signup and view all the answers

Why would users familiar with a scene expect to find a target object in a specific location even if it's not salient?

Scene guidance Signup and view all the answers

What does depth perception help us achieve according to the text?

Perceiving objects in three dimensions and understanding their size and distance Signup and view all the answers

Which cues play a role in information-rich virtual environments according to Polys, Bowman, & North (2011)?

Depth and gestalt cues Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the critical issues for XR application designers according to the text?

Perception of virtual objects relative to physical objects Signup and view all the answers