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    Examining the Effects of Teleportation on Semantic Memory of a Virtual Museum Compared to Natural Walking
    (The Eurographics Association, 2024) Choudhary, Zubin Datta; Battistel, Laura; Syamil, Raiffa; Furuya, Hiroshi; Argelaguet, Ferran; Bruder, Gerd; Welch, Greg; Hasegawa, Shoichi; Sakata, Nobuchika; Sundstedt, Veronica
    Over the past decades there has been extensive research investigating the trade-offs between various Virtual Reality (VR) locomotion techniques. One of the most highly researched techniques is teleportation, due to its ability to quickly traverse large virtual spaces even in limited physical tracking spaces. The majority of teleportation research has been focused on its effects on spatial cognition, such as spatial understanding and retention. However, relatively little is known about whether the use of teleportation in immersive learning experiences can effect the acquisition of semantic knowledge - our knowledge about facts, concepts, and ideas - which is essential for long-term learning. In this paper we present a human-subjects study to investigate the effects of teleportation compared to natural walking on the retention of semantic information about artifacts in a virtual museum. Participants visited unique 3D artifacts accompanied by audio clips and artifact names. Our results show that participants reached the same semantic memory performance with both locomotion techniques but with different behaviors, self-assessed performance, and preference. In particular, participants subjectively indicated that they felt that they recalled more semantic memory with walking than teleportation. However, objectively, they spent more time with the artifacts while walking, meaning that they learnt less per a set amount of time than with teleportation. We discuss the relationships, implications, and guidelines for VR experiences designed to help users acquire new knowledge.