Navigation and Wayfinding in Virtual Reality:
Finding Proper Tools and Cues to Enhance Navigation Awareness

by Glenna A. Satalich

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Table of Contents

• Title Page
• List of Figures
• List of Tables

1. CHAPTER 1
   • Introduction
   • Definition of Navigation Terms
     1. Navigational Awareness
     2. Spatial Ability
     3. Wayfinding
     4. Definition Summary
     5. Definition of Architectural Terms

2. CHAPTER 2
   • Literature Review
     1. Navigation
     2. Wayfinding
     3. Summary

3. CHAPTER 3
   • Methodology and Procedures
     1. The Environment
     2. Apparatus
     3. The Experimental Design and Independent Variables
     4. The Metrics and Dependent Variables
        1. Guilford-Zimmerman Spatial Orientation Test
        2. The Directional Pointing Task or Orientation Task
        3. Route Distance Estimation
        4. Euclidean Distance Estimation Task
        5. Wayfinding Tasks
   • Procedure
     1. Subjects

4. CHAPTER 4
   • Results and Discussions
     1. Spatial Ability Test
     2. Procedural Knowledge
        1. Orientation Task
        2. Route Estimation (for objects used in orientation task)
        3. Route Estimation (between two landmarks)
     3. Survey Knowledge
        1. Discussion of Procedural and Survey Knowledge
     4. Wayfinding
        1. Observations of the Conditions During Exploration

5. CHAPTER 5
   • Conclusions and Directions

• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX A: INSTRUCTIONS AND EXPERIMENTAL TIMELINE
• APPENDIX B: ESTIMATION TASKS
• APPENDIX C: WAYFINDING TASKS