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[84] Effects of AR Games Use on Pedestrian Behavior and Spatial Cognition

○Kanan Nagai¹, Fumiko ITO² (1. OHBA CO.,LTD., 2. Prof. , Dept. of Urban science and policy, Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Dr. Eng)

Keywords:AR games, pedestrian behavior, spatial cognition, smartphone, sketch map

Portable information terminals have made rapid progress over the decades, and in the last few years, the possession of smartphones has become commonplace. With this development, pedestrian behavior and spatial cognition while walking is changing. In this study, we focused on AR games among smartphone applications. Data obtained from walking experiments were analyzed to clarify the characteristics of pedestrian behavior and spatial cognition while using AR games compared to regular walking. The results suggest that while the use of AR games during walking may decrease spatial cognition from the perspective of scene memory, it may have a smaller impact from the perspective of understanding urban spatial structure.