How can virtual reality help to understand consciousness? A thematic analysis of students' experiences in a novel virtual environment.
Consciousness and cognition January 1, 2025 Keelan R Gorman, Aimee Wrightson-Hester, Michael Landman et al. 1 citation
A virtual reality (VR) environment where the angle of view changes with information complexity was tested with ten university students. The approach was feasible, and participants' first-person experiences, analyzed thematically, aligned most with Mansell's (2024) control theory perspective, and to a lesser degree with Integrated Information Theory and Global Workspace Theory. The findings suggest that VR can provide a dynamic and ecologically valid method for gathering evidence about theories of consciousness.