Designing Self-presence in Immersive Virtual Reality to Improve Cognitive Performance—A Research Proposal

Katharina Jahn (), Bastian Kordyaka (), Caroline Ressing (), Kristina Roeding () and Bjoern Niehaves ()
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Katharina Jahn: University of Siegen, Chair of Information Systems
Bastian Kordyaka: University of Siegen, Chair of Information Systems
Caroline Ressing: University of Siegen, Chair of Information Systems
Kristina Roeding: University of Siegen, Chair of Information Systems
Bjoern Niehaves: University of Siegen, Chair of Information Systems

A chapter in Information Systems and Neuroscience, 2020, pp 83-91 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract With the increasing availability of immersive virtual reality (IVR) technologies, new opportunities to change individuals’ behavior become possible. Notably, recent research showed that by creating a full-body ownership illusion of a virtual avatar looking similar to Einstein, users’ cognitive performance can be enhanced. However, although research is quite consistent in reporting that visuomotor synchrony in IVR achieved with body tracking suffices to elicit body ownership illusions that change behavior, it is still unclear whether strengthening these visuomotor illusions with additional technological design elements, such as visuotactile feedback, can contribute to increase desired outcomes even more. In this research in progress paper, we aim to conduct a 2 (physical feedback: low vs. high) × 2 (avatar design: normal vs. high intelligence) between-subjects experiment in IVR to test this assumption. In addition to subjective measures, we use heart rate and electrodermal activity to assess the strength of self-presence induced through the illusions.

Keywords: Body ownership illusions; Heart rate; Electrodermal activity; Cognitive performance; Physical feedback (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28144-1_9

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