Measurement of Reactions to Unexpected Events Encountered by VR Driving Simulator

Abstract

There are many ”unexpected” situations in our lives, and we take actions to cope with them on a daily basis. It is desirable that these actions be taken calmly, but in reality, surprise and impatience may prevent us from calmly dealing with them. One of the reasons for this is the lack of experience due to the low probability and frequency of such situations. In addition, it is impossible to know how one will react to a situation until one experiences it oneself. Therefore, we introduced VR technology, which has been developed in recent years, to develop a system that enables people to experience unexpected events, and attempted to measure people’s reactions based on heart rate variability, electroencephalograms, and questionnaires.