Bringing the Jury to the Scene of the Crime: Memory and Decision-Making in a Simulated Crime Scene

要旨

This paper investigates the use of immersive virtual reconstructions as an aid for jurors during a courtroom trial. The findings of a between-participant user study on memory and decision-making are presented in the context of viewing a simulated hit-run-death scenario. Participants listened to the opening statement of a prosecutor and a defence attorney before viewing the crime scene in Virtual Reality (VR) or as still images. We compare the effects on cognition and usability of using VR over images presented on a screen. We found several significant improvements, including that VR led to more consistent decision-making among participants. This shows that VR could provide a promising solution for the court to present crime scenes when site visitations are not possible.

受賞

Honorable Mention

著者

DOI

10.1145/3411764.3445464

論文URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/3411764.3445464

動画

会議: CHI 2021

The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (https://chi2021.acm.org/)

セッション: Justice, Wellbeing, and Health