013 - How VR affects Memories and Dreams




Research VR Podcast - The Science & Design of Virtual Reality show

Summary: VR should highly improve it more ecologically valid simulation in VR should provide better transferability of knowledge learned in VR due to cue dependency Due to strong stimulation it also influences dreams that are considered a side effect of memory consolidation If VR has those impacts, than a researcher and a serious game developer needs to know, at least partly how memory is working! Ecological validity is important for science! And effects you can achieve are important for any serious game!