Grayson Mullen

I studied the effect of virtual reality on time perception for an undergraduate project and for my master’s thesis. Currently, I’m starting a new eye-tracking study on how the cognitive experience of reading fiction may be influenced by the author’s particular writing style. That study will investigate whether the stylistic choices of successful authors enhance the experience of reading their stories in certain ways (e.g., absorption, enjoyment, emotional arousal) at some expense (reduced comprehension/accessibility). Later in my program, I hope to continue studying the cognitive effects of textual, visual, and interactive media, as well as human factors in driving.

Research Interests

Eye tracking, human factors, reading fiction, empirical aesthetics, pupillometry, virtual reality, time perception

Works

Mullen, G., & Davidenko, N. (2021). Time Compression in Virtual Reality. Timing & Time Perception, 9(4), 377-392. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134468-bja10034