Matt Gottsacker
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Matt Gottsacker
@mott-lab.bsky.social
PhD candidate @SREAL @University of Central Florida | mad scientist |
HCI and AR/VR research :: cross-reality interactions and transitions

https://mattgottsacker.space/
me reviewing research papers with a bunch of LLM-generated text
August 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
On subjective questionnaires, participants rated nature scene transitions higher in Attractiveness and Hedonic qualities, meaning they were perceived as more visually appealing and stimulating. This was true even for the 60s version, suggesting users tolerated them despite their longer duration.

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January 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Key finding 2: We also analyzed users' motion and found that during the nature scene transitions, greater head rotation correlated with lower spatial residue, suggesting active exploration helps users disengage from their previous environment.

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January 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Key finding 1:⏳60s transitions reduced spatial cognitive residue more than an instant cut. Users recalled object locations from their previous environment less accurately, indicating a reduction in residual memory effects.

(here, we are shooting for less residue == more error)

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January 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Our study (N=24) tested four transitions with two kinds of visual content and two durations (+ a baseline):

- Instantaneous cut (baseline)
- Fade-to-black (20s & 60s)
- Nature scene (20s & 60s)

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January 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
We measured spatial memory recall to assess how much information from a previous VR environment stayed with users. After transitioning to a new environment, participants had to point to where they remembered objects from the previous env being (relative to their new orientation).

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January 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM