Table 1. Distribution of participant age, and survey results of the participants’ self-assessment on their ability to read a map (i.e. paper or on a mobile phone), and on their previous contact with virtual reality systems and geocaching.

Group	Younger Group	Older Group	p-value
Mean age in years	23.9	53.4	0.001
	(SD = 2.8)	(SD = 3.8)
Ability to read a paper map	Excellent = 24.1%	Excellent = 32.1%	0.76
	Good = 62.1%	Good = 50.0%
Ability to read a map on a mobile	Excellent = 34.5%	Excellent = 35.7%	0.81
	Good = 51.7%	Good = 42.9%
Previous contact with VR systems (yes)	20.7%	0%	0.01
Previous contact with geocaching (yes)	34.5%	7.1%	0.01

For statistical comparison between the Younger and Older groups, p-values are provided. SD = standard deviation.