[{"id":24,"title":"Role of perspective in motion sickness induced by navigating a virtual environment  ","sha":"84085144a3d792ae526a501e1a899329","user_id":39,"state":"published","body":"Some individuals report experiencing motion sickness when navigating virtual environments. While field-of-view may mediate this effect ([Bos et al., 2010](http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2009.11.007)), perspective may be another relevant factor. With respect to imagery, first-person perspective has been associated with a greater degree of embodiment than a third-person perspective ([Madan \u0026 Singhal, 2012](http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10339-012-0438-z); [Moran et al., 2015](http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00023)). Participants often navigate a virtual environment from a first-person perspective (e.g., building the environment in a first-person shooter, such as Half-Life 2; [Legge et al., 2012](http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2012.09.002)). Would these individuals still experience motion sickness if a third-person perspective was used?\r\n\r\nThird-person perspective is not without its flaws. By having a visible avatar (e.g., from an over-the-shoulder camera), rather than viewing the environment from the avatar's eyes, there is less immersion-- navigating a virtual environment from this perspective is less similar to how one navigates in the real world. Nonetheless, many games that are presented from the first-person perspective switch to a third-person view during certain activities, e.g., driving. Third-person virtual navigation is also more artificial as it unnaturally allows the player to see around corners and other obstacles, though some games use a third-person perspective precisely for this purpose (e.g., Gears of War). Interestingly, a handful of games allow the player to actively switch perspectives (e.g., Fallout 3, Skyrim, The Talos Principle). Investigating if a third-person perspective can attenuate this induced motion sickness would further our understanding of the role of embodiment in virtual navigation.","created_at":"2015-02-11T18:02:46.321Z","updated_at":"2015-02-20T04:34:56.894Z","zenodo_id":22001,"doi":"http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15028","subject":null,"tags":["psychology","navigation","spatialcognition","mentalimagery"],"vote_count":2,"view_count":1,"score":2.1,"deleted":false,"muted":false,"tweeted":false,"attachment_file_name":null,"attachment_content_type":null,"attachment_file_size":null,"attachment_updated_at":null}]