Time Chamber: Creating a Virtual Environment for Time Dilation with the Selection of Liking Temporal Cues

Time perception is proven to be influenced by various factors, yet integrating these factors into a cohesive experience remains challenging. Our research explores creating a virtual environment where participants engage in short-term activities while experiencing a lengthened subjective sense of time. In the pilot study, we identified items expected to slow down subjective time perception. Next, in the user study, we create virtual environments consisting of their decision of 'liking' and 'selection' to determine their mental measurements and time perception. The result showed that participants 'liking' and 'selection' of items in the VE influenced their pleasure and focus. However, these factors did not significantly alter their perception of time. This finding underscores the intricacy involved in designing time-dilating VEs. Our next step will focus on designing a more nuanced approach to filtering and integrating environmental elements to manipulate time perception preciously.