Adapting a Pedestrian Navigation Simulator to the Elderly

Abstract

Virtual environments are nowadays broadly used in scientific research about spatial navigation. To ensure the validity of the navigation experiment as well as the safety of the participants, human factors should be taken into account while designing the device. In particular, older participants may face difficulties while navigating a virtual environment due to age-related declines. This paper presents two studies aiming to adapt a pedestrian navigation simulator to the elderly specificities.