xvi Keynote Address Bringing 3D Immersive Virtual Reality Technologies to Visual-Spatial Cognition Research Maria Kozhevnikov Associate Professor, Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore, Singapore Abstract The speaker will discuss the design of 3D immersive virtual reality technologies that can accommodate individual differ- ences in visual-spatial cognition and facilitate visual-spatial processing. In particular, the speaker will focus on the future of using such immersive virtual reality programs as a prom- ising tool for basic and applied research on visual-spatial cognition. She will also present research evidence indicat- ing that the immersivity of an environment might be one of the most important aspects to be considered for research, assessment and training in the domains that rely on visual- spatial cognition (e.g., robotics, navigation, medical surgery) and require high visual-spatial skills. Bio Maria Kozhevnikov received her Ph.D in Cognitive Psychology from UC Santa Barbara. Currently, she is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the National University of Singapore, and a Visiting Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. In the past two years, she has served as a Program Director for the Science of Learning Centers (SLC) Program at the National Science Foundation, where she managed awards for large-scale, long-term Centers that study learning across multiple disciplines.

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Keynote Address

Bringing 3D Immersive Virtual Reality Technologies to Visual-Spatial Cognition Research

Maria KozhevnikovAssociate Professor, Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Abstract

The speaker will discuss the design of 3D immersive virtual reality technologies that can accommodate individual differ-ences in visual-spatial cognition and facilitate visual-spatial processing. In particular, the speaker will focus on the future of using such immersive virtual reality programs as a prom-ising tool for basic and applied research on visual-spatial cognition. She will also present research evidence indicat-ing that the immersivity of an environment might be one of the most important aspects to be considered for research, assessment and training in the domains that rely on visual-spatial cognition (e.g., robotics, navigation, medical surgery) and require high visual-spatial skills.

Bio

Maria Kozhevnikov received her Ph.D in Cognitive Psychology from UC Santa Barbara. Currently, she is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the National University of Singapore, and a Visiting Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. In the past two years, she has served as a Program Director for the Science of Learning Centers (SLC) Program at the National Science Foundation, where she managed awards for large-scale, long-term Centers that study learning across multiple disciplines.