Collaborative Spatial Search within Walkable Virtual Environments: the 
Influence of Global Reference Information

Hanrieder, M-R; Kaiser, K; Hatzipanayioti, A; Mohler, BJ; Meilinger, T

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Collaborative Spatial Search within Walkable Virtual Environments: the Influence of Global Reference Information

Hanrieder, M.-R., Kaiser, K., Hatzipanayioti, A., Mohler, B., & Meilinger, T. (2018). Collaborative Spatial Search within Walkable Virtual Environments: the Influence of Global Reference Information. In A. Schütz, A. Schubö, D. Endres, & H. lachnit (Eds.), 60h Conference of Experimental Psychologists (TeaP 2018) (pp. 101). Lengerich, Germany: Pabst Science Publishers.

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Hanrieder, M-R^{1, 2}, Author
Kaiser, K^{1, 2, 3}, Author
Hatzipanayioti, A^{1, 2}, Author
Mohler, BJ^{1, 2}, Author
Meilinger, T^{1, 2}, Author

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1Department Human Perception, Cognition and Action, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society, ou_1497797
2Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society, Spemannstrasse 38, 72076 Tübingen, DE, ou_1497794
3Department Physiology of Cognitive Processes, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society, ou_1497798

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Abstract: Collaborative spatial search is an important task, for example, when firefighters or rescue teams search for victims within a building. In two experiments we examined the distinction between individual and collaborative search and the influence of common reference information on these two types of search. In Experiment 1, individuals and dyads were asked to walk through and fully cover virtual city environments of varied complexity displayed on head mounted displays. We recorded search time and missed locations. With increasing environmental size and resultant increasing
memory load participants missed more target locations. Dyads showed longer added trajectories than individuals, but less self-overlap with their own trajectory (i.e., walking the same section multiple times). This suggests that the between-trajectories-overlap between searchers was responsible for the inefficient trajectories in collaborative search. In Experiment 2, we provided participants with a compass to facilitate organization of their searches. However, results were similar to those of
Experiment 1. Mere orientation cues without a-priori environmental information seem insufficient to divide the search task and improve search performance.

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Dates: Date issued: 2018-03

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Title: 60h Conference of Experimental Psychologists (TeaP 2018)

Place of Event: Marburg, Germany

Start-/End Date: 2018-03-11 - 2018-03-14

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Title: 60h Conference of Experimental Psychologists (TeaP 2018)

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Schütz, AC, Editor
Schubö, A, Editor
Endres, D, Editor
lachnit, H, Editor

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Publ. Info: Lengerich, Germany : Pabst Science Publishers

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