Investigating Behavioral and Neurophysiological Responses Across Landslide Scenarios in Virtual Reality

Arjun Mehra, Arti Devi, Ananya Sharma, Sahil Rana, Shivam Kumar, K. V. Uday, Varun Dutt

2025

Abstract

The potential of virtual reality for disaster preparedness is enormous, but little is known about how different landslide risks and environmental factors (day versus night) affect human reactions. Neurophysiological (alpha/theta, alpha/gamma, and beta/gamma ratios from EEG) and behavioral (Euclidean distance, collisions, and velocity around collisions) measures are combined in this study to investigate stress and cognitive engagement in landslide simulations. In order to expose 80 participants to varying landslide probabilities, they were randomly assigned to four groups with varying landslide risk and lighting conditions. Behavioral deviations and cognitive workload were significantly influenced by perceived risk rather than lighting conditions, according to the results. Electroencephalography (EEG) and behavioral outcomes were correlated, which emphasized how crucial integral analysis is to comprehending disaster responses. These results demonstrate how well virtual reality can develop cognitive resilience and offer guidance for creating training plans that maximize performance in high-risk scenarios. This study develops dynamic, immersive VR-based disaster preparedness apps.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Mehra A., Devi A., Sharma A., Rana S., Kumar S., Uday K. and Dutt V. (2025). Investigating Behavioral and Neurophysiological Responses Across Landslide Scenarios in Virtual Reality. In Proceedings of the 18th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS; ISBN 978-989-758-731-3, SciTePress, pages 949-956. DOI: 10.5220/0013253000003911

in Bibtex Style

@conference{biosignals25,
author={Arjun Mehra and Arti Devi and Ananya Sharma and Sahil Rana and Shivam Kumar and K. Uday and Varun Dutt},
title={Investigating Behavioral and Neurophysiological Responses Across Landslide Scenarios in Virtual Reality},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 18th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS},
year={2025},
pages={949-956},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013253000003911},
isbn={978-989-758-731-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 18th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS
TI - Investigating Behavioral and Neurophysiological Responses Across Landslide Scenarios in Virtual Reality
SN - 978-989-758-731-3
AU - Mehra A.
AU - Devi A.
AU - Sharma A.
AU - Rana S.
AU - Kumar S.
AU - Uday K.
AU - Dutt V.
PY - 2025
SP - 949
EP - 956
DO - 10.5220/0013253000003911
PB - SciTePress