preprint · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2023

Memory Manipulations in Extended Reality

Elise Bonnail, Wen-Jie Tseng, Mark McGill, Éric Lecolinet, Samuel Huron, Jan Gugenheimer

Cited by 38Open access

Abstract

Human memory has notable limitations (e.g., forgetting) which have necessitated a variety of memory aids (e.g., calendars). As we grow closer to mass adoption of everyday Extended Reality (XR), which is frequently leveraging perceptual limitations (e.g., redirected walking), it becomes pertinent to consider how XR could leverage memory limitations (forgetting, distorting, persistence) to induce memory manipulations. As memories highly impact our self-perception, social interactions, and behaviors, there is a pressing need to understand XR Memory Manipulations (XRMMs). We ran three speculative design workshops (n=12), with XR and memory researchers creating 48 XRMM scenarios. Through thematic analysis, we define XRMMs, present a framework of their core components and reveal three classes (at encoding, pre-retrieval, at retrieval). Each class differs in terms of technology (AR, VR) and impact on memory (influencing quality of memories, inducing forgetting, distorting memories). We raise ethical concerns and discuss opportunities of perceptual and memory manipulations in XR.

Cite this paper

APA 7

Bonnail, E., Tseng, W.-J., McGill, M., Lecolinet, É., Huron, S., & Gugenheimer, J. (2023). Memory Manipulations in Extended Reality. arXiv (Cornell University), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3580988

MLA 9

Bonnail, Elise, et al. “Memory Manipulations in Extended Reality.” arXiv (Cornell University), 2023, pp. 1–20, https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3580988.

Chicago

Bonnail, Elise, Wen-Jie Tseng, Mark McGill, Éric Lecolinet, Samuel Huron, and Jan Gugenheimer. 2023. “Memory Manipulations in Extended Reality.” arXiv (Cornell University): 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3580988.

Harvard

Bonnail, E. et al. (2023) ‘Memory Manipulations in Extended Reality’, arXiv (Cornell University), pp. 1–20. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3580988.

BibTeX

@misc{bonnail2023memory,
  title = {{Memory Manipulations in Extended Reality}},
  author = {Bonnail, Elise and Tseng, Wen-Jie and McGill, Mark and Lecolinet, Éric and Huron, Samuel and Gugenheimer, Jan},
  journal = {arXiv (Cornell University)},
  pages = {1--20},
  year = {2023},
  doi = {10.1145/3544548.3580988}
}

Made from the index record. Check names, capitalisation and page numbers against the paper. Need another style? AI for Research has over 10,000.