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Positive Experiences As Countermeasures To Stress In Spaceflight: An Investigation Of The Experiences Of Astronauts, Morgan M. Eudy
Positive Experiences As Countermeasures To Stress In Spaceflight: An Investigation Of The Experiences Of Astronauts, Morgan M. Eudy
Theses and Dissertations
Long-duration space mission targets such as asteroids, the Moon and Mars in coming years will increase the need to stress management techniques to support crews on increasingly risky, autonomous missions. New stress management approaches may be found by better understanding the reported positive effects resulting from factors in these environments. This study utilized an exploratory case study approach to leverage quantitative and qualitative data to yield research questions for future correlational analysis. This study found that positive experiences and changes in environmental perspectives occurred from viewing Earth from orbit. Furthermore, this study found that personality factors such as extraversion may …
Evaluation Of Low Cost Controllers For Mobile Based Virtual Reality Headsets, Summer Lindsey
Evaluation Of Low Cost Controllers For Mobile Based Virtual Reality Headsets, Summer Lindsey
Theses and Dissertations
Virtual Reality (VR) is no longer just for training purposes. The consumer VR market has become a large part of the VR world and is growing at a rapid pace. In spite of this growth, there is no standard controller for VR. This study evaluated three different controllers: a gamepad, the Leap Motion, and a touchpad as means of interacting with a virtual environment (VE). There were 23 participants that performed a matching task while wearing a Samsung Gear VR mobile based VR headset. Measures of performance, preference, presence, and enjoyment were collected and compared across controller. Overall, it was …