Multidimensional Mapping and Spatial Communication Through the Virtual Umwelt

2019 ◽  
pp. 3703-3718
Author(s):  
Trevor M. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Communication

scholarly journals Reference frames in spatial communication for navigation and sports: an empirical study in ultimate frisbee players

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven M. Weisberg ◽  
Anjan Chatterjee
Keyword(s):  
Reference Frame ◽  
Reference Frames ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Spatial Reference ◽  
Spatial Reference Frames ◽  
The North ◽  
Communication Task ◽  
Spatial Communication ◽  
Spatial Domains ◽  
Ultimate Frisbee

Abstract Background Reference frames ground spatial communication by mapping ambiguous language (for example, navigation: “to the left”) to properties of the speaker (using a Relative reference frame: “to my left”) or the world (Absolute reference frame: “to the north”). People’s preferences for reference frame vary depending on factors like their culture, the specific task in which they are engaged, and differences among individuals. Although most people are proficient with both reference frames, it is unknown whether preference for reference frames is stable within people or varies based on the specific spatial domain. These alternatives are difficult to adjudicate because navigation is one of few spatial domains that can be naturally solved using multiple reference frames. That is, while spatial navigation directions can be specified using Absolute or Relative reference frames (“go north” vs “go left”), other spatial domains predominantly use Relative reference frames. Here, we used two domains to test the stability of reference frame preference: one based on navigating a four-way intersection; and the other based on the sport of ultimate frisbee. We recruited 58 ultimate frisbee players to complete an online experiment. We measured reaction time and accuracy while participants solved spatial problems in each domain using verbal prompts containing either Relative or Absolute reference frames. Details of the task in both domains were kept as similar as possible while remaining ecologically plausible so that reference frame preference could emerge. Results We pre-registered a prediction that participants would be faster using their preferred reference frame type and that this advantage would correlate across domains; we did not find such a correlation. Instead, the data reveal that people use distinct reference frames in each domain. Conclusion This experiment reveals that spatial reference frame types are not stable and may be differentially suited to specific domains. This finding has broad implications for communicating spatial information by offering an important consideration for how spatial reference frames are used in communication: task constraints may affect reference frame choice as much as individual factors or culture.

scholarly journals A comunicação espacial e sua materialização nas artes visuais brasileira / The Spatial Communication and its Materialization in Brazilian Visual Arts

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-164
Author(s):  
Miguel Gally
Keyword(s):  
Visual Arts ◽  
Spatial Communication

ABSTRACTReflections on the foundations and development of a tradition in Brazilian visual arts: the materialization of a non discursive spatial communication through some artworks from Hélio Oiticica (1937-1980), Ernesto Neto (1964-), and Maurício Panella (1973-).RESUMOReflexões sobre os fundamentos e desenvolvimento de uma tradição nas artes visuais brasileira: a materialização de uma comunicação espacial não discursiva a partir de algumas obras de Hélio Oiticica (1937-1980), Ernesto Neto (1964-) e Maurício Panella (1973-).

Spatial Communication in Robotic Surgery

2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 946-950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey Cunningham ◽  
Caroline G.L. Cao
Keyword(s):  
Robotic Surgery ◽  
Spatial Communication

Design of a Spatial Aid for Communication in Robotic Surgery

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey Cunningham ◽  
Amine Chellali ◽  
Jose Banez ◽  
Caroline G. L. Cao
Keyword(s):  
Operating Table ◽  
Communication Aids ◽  
Clinical Environment ◽  
Team Process ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Communication Aid ◽  
Camera View ◽  
Spatial Communication ◽  
The Common

Robots are increasingly being incorporated into the clinical environment. In minimally invasive surgery, robots are used to hold the tools and camera at the operating table while the surgeon performs surgery at a console away from the rest of the surgical team, reducing the opportunity for face-to-face communication. As surgery is a team-oriented process in which surgeons, nurses, and anesthesiologists collaborate to achieve the common goal of delivering care to a patient, any barrier to communication can inhibit the team process required in surgery. This study examined surgeon-nurse spatial communication in a collaborative surgical task in a controlled experiment. It was hypothesized that providing a spatial communication aid would improve performance time and reduce the amount of communication needed for the task. Fifteen dyads of surgeons or novices completed a simulated organ manipulation task using a laparoscopic trainer box in two viewing conditions: aligned (0°) and rotated (90°) camera view. Subjects were divided into 3 experimental groups: control, cardinal directional aid, and grid directional aid. Results show that experts were faster than novices, and the directional aids significantly facilitated task performance. While the volume of communication was not different across the three groups, there was a shift toward a more collaborative style of communication in the cardinal directions and grid conditions. The findings suggest that spatial communication aids can improve performance and promote collaboration in the robotic operating room.

scholarly journals Use of Spatial Communication in Aphasia

2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Johnson ◽  
Naomi Cocks ◽  
Lucy Dipper
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Communication
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