Exploring the Influence of a Virtual Body on Spatial Awareness

by Mark Draper

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List of Acronyms

ADI
Attitude Director Indicator

AFOSR
Air Force Office of Scientific Research

ANOVA
Analysis of Variance

CAVE
Cave Automatic Virtual Environment

FOV
Field of View

FVB
Full-body Virtual Body

HITL
Human Interface Technology Laboratory

HMD
Helmet Mounted Display

HVB
Hand-Only Virtual Body

IFOV
Instantaneous Field of View

NVB
No Virtual Body

PV
Peripheral Vision

SA
Situation Awareness

SAGAT
Situation Awareness Global Assessment Technique

SART
Situation Awareness Rating Technique

VB
Virtual Body

VE
Virtual Environment

VR
Virtual Reality

vTB
Virtual Tennis Ball

3D
Three Dimension