Spatial memorization aid system: registration of mental memory space

The present paper proposes a novel approach to augment human memory based on spatial and graphic information mediated by an electronic device. A technique for memorizing a number of unstructured items is called mnemonics. Although its advantage is excellent, to acquire the skill to utilize the mnemonics is generally difficult. A new spatial mnemonics system presented in this paper has resolved the problem by facilitating the process of acquisition of the skill. A virtual memory peg is introduced for the purpose based on the images of the real space and object. The characteristics of the virtual memory peg was investigated in terms of the length of the peg that was created in the real physical environment. Another creation process based on the photographs provided by the experimenter was examined to show that the peg could be built without walking through the real environment. The both results clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed method.