A study published in Timing & Time Perception reveals that the experience of time in virtual reality (VR) is not uniform; instead, it varies based on the size of the virtual environment. Researchers Grayson Mullen and Nicolas Davidenko found that participants experienced more time compression in larger VR spaces compared to smaller ones. This finding builds on previous research indicating an overall tendency to underestimate time in VR, especially among newcomers, but highlights that the dimensional scale plays a critical role in how time is perceived.
In our new study, we found that the size of the virtual environment significantly influences time perception; larger VR environments compress time more than smaller ones.
Time perception in VR is not solely a matter of immersion; it also hinges on the physical dimensions of the virtual space being explored.
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