An EEG-Based Study Investigating Cognitive and Behavioral Reactions to Indian Knowledge System Narratives in Virtual Reality

Sakshi Chauhan, Gitanshu Choudhary, Arnav Bhavsar, Varun Dutt

2025

Abstract

Virtual reality (VR) storytelling has been demonstrated to impact emotional and cognitive capacities. Still, less is known about the precise impacts of VR on moral learning and engagement, especially when it comes to Indian Knowledge System (IKS) stories. In order to close this gap, this study examines the moral learning and engagement potential of VR-based storytelling in comparison to traditional reading. Three groups of 75 individuals each were assigned to VR, reading, and control. The VR and reading groups outperformed the control group in terms of moral learning and retention, according to behavioral data, which did not reveal any significant differences between them. However, according to the EEG data, the VR group was more engaged than the reading group, as evidenced by a lower alpha band power. Participants using VR showed higher engagement, as evidenced by 88% of responses indicating agreement or strong agreement on a five-point Likert scale. These results imply that while reading and VR are equally helpful for moral learning, VR is more engaging due to its immersive features.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Chauhan S., Choudhary G., Bhavsar A. and Dutt V. (2025). An EEG-Based Study Investigating Cognitive and Behavioral Reactions to Indian Knowledge System Narratives 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 1012-1019. DOI: 10.5220/0013305300003911

in Bibtex Style

@conference{biosignals25,
author={Sakshi Chauhan and Gitanshu Choudhary and Arnav Bhavsar and Varun Dutt},
title={An EEG-Based Study Investigating Cognitive and Behavioral Reactions to Indian Knowledge System Narratives in Virtual Reality},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 18th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS},
year={2025},
pages={1012-1019},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013305300003911},
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 - An EEG-Based Study Investigating Cognitive and Behavioral Reactions to Indian Knowledge System Narratives in Virtual Reality
SN - 978-989-758-731-3
AU - Chauhan S.
AU - Choudhary G.
AU - Bhavsar A.
AU - Dutt V.
PY - 2025
SP - 1012
EP - 1019
DO - 10.5220/0013305300003911
PB - SciTePress