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Spatiotemporal Intervention for Restorative Virtual Environments in Long-Duration Spaceflight

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Turkar_cornell_0058O_12679.pdf (14.42 MB)
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https://doi.org/10.7298/ggxm-hc56
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/126295
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Author
Turkar, Natasha
Abstract

Background: Long-duration spaceflight exposes crew members to persistent psychological stressors including spatial confinement and temporal disorientation for which restorative interventions remain limited. Objective: This study examines whether a spatiotemporally integrated VR environment, combining spatial expansiveness with a naturalistic day-night cycle, produces greater psychological and restorative benefits than a temporally static, spatially enclosed VR alternative. Method: 24 participants completed a between-subjects experiment involving a simulated spacecraft stressor task, followed by assignment to either or dynamic or static VR environment. Outcome measures included affect (PANAS), perceived restoration (PRS-11), sustained attention (SART), temporal awareness, and duration estimation accuracy. Results: No significant differences emerged for affect or sustained attention. Participants in the experimental condition reported significantly greater temporal awareness and demonstrated a trend toward more accurate time estimation. Conclusion: These preliminary findings suggest that embedding dynamic temporal cues in restorative VR environments may meaningfully support temporal orientation, with implications for intervention design in long duration spaceflight and extreme environments.

Description
170 pages
Date Issued
2026-05
Keywords
Extreme environments
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Psychological restoration
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Spaceflight
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Spatiotemporal
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Temporal awareness
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Virtual Reality
Committee Chair
Yoon, So-Yeon
Committee Member
Ong, Anthony
Degree Discipline
Design and Environmental Analysis
Degree Name
M.S., Design and Environmental Analysis
Degree Level
Master of Science
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Type
dissertation or thesis

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