Event related brain responses reveal the impact of spatial augmented reality predictive cues on mental effort
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2023
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Volmer, B.
Baumeister, J.
Von Itzstein, S.
Schlesewsky, M.
Bornkessel Schlesewsky, I.
Thomas, B.H.
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IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2023; 29(12):4990-5007
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This paper presents the results from a Spatial Augmented Reality (SAR) study which evaluated the cognitive cost of several predictive cues. Participants performed a validated procedural button pressing task, where the predictive cue annotations guided them to the upcoming task. While existing research has evaluated predictive cues based on their performance and self-rated mental effort, actual cognitive cost has yet to be investigated. To measure the user's brain activity, this study utilized electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings. Cognitive load was evaluated by measuring brain responses for a secondary auditory oddball task, with reduced brain responses to oddball tones expected when cognitive load in the primary task is highest. A simple monitor n-back task and procedural task comparing monitor vs SAR were conducted, followed by a version of the procedural task comparing the SAR predictive cues. Results from the brain responses were able to distinguish between performance enhancing cues with a high and low cognitive load. Electrical brain responses also revealed that having an arc or arrow guide towards the upcoming task required the least amount of mental effort.
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Copyright 2022 IEEE
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