Research Title: Development of Cognitive Confusion Mitigation Methods in Reality–Virtuality Transitions under eXtended Reality (XR) Environments

Sponsor

• NRF (National Research Foundation of Korea)     『PhD Student Research Fellowship Program』

Research Period

• Total Period: 2025. 09. 01 - 2027. 08. 31

• Participation Period: 2025. 09. 01 - Present

Role

• Principal Investigator (Contribution: 100%)     * PI: Jongwoo Park

• Conducted as a Ph.D. researcher at Yonsei University

Keywords

• Cognitive Confusion, eXtended Reality (XR), Reality–Virtual Transition

Research Goal

• This study aims to identify presence–reality confusion during reality–virtuality transitions in XR and to develop transition interfaces that mitigate this confusion. The goal is to prevent user confusion and ensure safety in XR environments. 

Research Introduction

 As users repeatedly shift between virtual and real environments, they may experience presence–reality confusion, including attention failures, delayed reactions, and cognitive errors. Existing research has mainly focused on immersion, presence, or motion sickness, but studies on confusion during reality–virtuality transitions remain limited.

This project investigates the conditions under which presence–reality confusion occurs and develops transition interfaces to mitigate it. Using Unity-based XR simulations and eye-tracking experiments, we quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of these design strategies. The ultimate goal is to prevent user confusion and ensure cognitive safety in XR environments, providing design guidelines for the safe adoption of future XR technologies.

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