Knowledge Representation in Virtual Reality
Creators: name: Mainka, Agnes
name: Hüwel, Andreas
name: Kalbreyer, Daniel
name: Kirmes, Thorsten
name: Ossovski, Elisaweta
name: Brinkmeier, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Knowledge Representation, Method of Loci, Virtual Reality, Learning

description: ABSTRACT In a research project, we will study whether the method of loci (MoL) could be adapted in general education with the use of virtual reality. In MoL a learner connects learning units with an object in an environment – the memory palace. The method itself is very old, it goes back to documentation from antiquity (O’Grady &amp; Yildirim, 2018). However, the application of this method in virtual reality is rather new. We identified the adaption of MoL in virtual reality first in desktop applications and recently with devices, like virtual reality glasses, that enhance the immersion into a virtual space. In the literature, the MoL was tested in different virtual reality scenarios and with different levels of immersion (Peeters, 2019). The biggest advantage of using MoL in virtual reality is that a user has not had to imagine a memory palace in his mind and become familiar with this environment. In virtual reality, a user can familiarize herself in a few minutes with a new memory palace whereas the classical method needs between two hours and two days (Huttner 2017). Different studies have demonstrated that the MoL in virtual reality shows higher learning performances in contrast to other methods, e.g. learning words from a list (Legge et al., 2012). In a session at the ASIS&amp;T Global Conference 2022, we would like to discuss how complex a virtual environment could be with the aim not to overstrain the user’s senses. In a virtual memory palace, additional features could be integrated like tagging of learning materials or recommender systems. There are a lot more scenarios in everyday life, knowledge management, and research where someone has to “locate” knowledge. For instance, a librarian knows where the materials are located in the library. Could we, therefore, argue that a library is a memory palace? In a discussion about parallels between “locating knowledge” in everyday or work life and the MoL in a memory palace, we will identify new possibilities for our research. In addition, the participants of this session may learn to adapt this method in their work or everyday life.
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