Behavioral and Physiological Assessment of a Virtual Reality Version of the MATB-II Task

Zoe Gozzi, Vsevolod Peysakhovich, Alma Cantu, Alma Cantu, Mickael Causse

2022

Abstract

The goal of this research was to examine the possible benefits of adapting the Multi-Attribute Task Battery (MATB-II) in a virtual reality (VR) environment to provide an immersive and ecological platform for studies on mental workload in the aerospace domain. The original desktop MATB-II has many advantages, but the level of immersion remains moderate, and the computer screen greatly reduces the spatial dimension existing in real environments such as the cockpit. Thirty-one participants performed an experiment during which we compared the original MATB-II with the new virtual version, called “MATB-II VR”. We used subjective, performance, and cardiovascular measurements. The virtual MATB-II was performed without (“MATB-II VR No Touch”) and with tactile feedback (“MATB-II VR Touch”). In general, the results showed that mental and physical efforts were higher and performances lower with the virtual version. Heart rate was higher with the virtual version, supporting the idea that such environment is more challenging. The individual performance in the desktop and the virtual environments correlated well, showing that our virtual version engaged analog physical and cognitive abilities as compared with the original version. Interestingly, performance during MATB-II VR was well predicted by basic mental rotation performance assessed with a neuropsychological task.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Gozzi Z., Peysakhovich V., Cantu A. and Causse M. (2022). Behavioral and Physiological Assessment of a Virtual Reality Version of the MATB-II Task. In Proceedings of the 17th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2022) - Volume 2: HUCAPP; ISBN 978-989-758-555-5, SciTePress, pages 77-87. DOI: 10.5220/0010912100003124

in Bibtex Style

@conference{hucapp22,
author={Zoe Gozzi and Vsevolod Peysakhovich and Alma Cantu and Mickael Causse},
title={Behavioral and Physiological Assessment of a Virtual Reality Version of the MATB-II Task},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 17th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2022) - Volume 2: HUCAPP},
year={2022},
pages={77-87},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010912100003124},
isbn={978-989-758-555-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 17th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2022) - Volume 2: HUCAPP
TI - Behavioral and Physiological Assessment of a Virtual Reality Version of the MATB-II Task
SN - 978-989-758-555-5
AU - Gozzi Z.
AU - Peysakhovich V.
AU - Cantu A.
AU - Causse M.
PY - 2022
SP - 77
EP - 87
DO - 10.5220/0010912100003124
PB - SciTePress