Towards Intelligent VR Training: A Physiological Adaptation Framework for Cognitive Load and Stress Detection

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contents Adaptive Virtual Reality (VR) systems have the potential to enhance training and learning experiences by dynamically responding to users' cognitive states. This research investigates how eye tracking and heart rate variability (HRV) can be used to detect cognitive load and stress in VR environments, enabling real-time adaptation. The study follows a three-phase approach: (1) conducting a user study with the Stroop task to label cognitive load data and train machine learning models to detect high cognitive load, (2) fine-tuning these models with new users and integrating them into an adaptive VR system that dynamically adjusts training difficulty based on physiological signals, and (3) developing a privacy-aware approach to detect high cognitive load and compare this with the adaptive VR in Phase two. This research contributes to affective computing and adaptive VR using physiological sensing, with applications in education, training, and healthcare. Future work will explore scalability, real-time inference optimization, and ethical considerations in physiological adaptive VR.
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spellingShingle Towards Intelligent VR Training: A Physiological Adaptation Framework for Cognitive Load and Stress Detection
Nasri, Mahsa
Human-Computer Interaction
Emerging Technologies
Adaptive Virtual Reality (VR) systems have the potential to enhance training and learning experiences by dynamically responding to users' cognitive states. This research investigates how eye tracking and heart rate variability (HRV) can be used to detect cognitive load and stress in VR environments, enabling real-time adaptation. The study follows a three-phase approach: (1) conducting a user study with the Stroop task to label cognitive load data and train machine learning models to detect high cognitive load, (2) fine-tuning these models with new users and integrating them into an adaptive VR system that dynamically adjusts training difficulty based on physiological signals, and (3) developing a privacy-aware approach to detect high cognitive load and compare this with the adaptive VR in Phase two. This research contributes to affective computing and adaptive VR using physiological sensing, with applications in education, training, and healthcare. Future work will explore scalability, real-time inference optimization, and ethical considerations in physiological adaptive VR.
title Towards Intelligent VR Training: A Physiological Adaptation Framework for Cognitive Load and Stress Detection
topic Human-Computer Interaction
Emerging Technologies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.06461