“…The presented thermal feedback was slowly increasing, raising the expectationthatthisfeedbackwouldbeexperiencedandratedaslessdisruptiveandmorepleasant than sudden speech instructions. Geitner et al (2015) observed that the sensitivity to vibration presentedonanacceleratorpedalcanbeinfluencedbygender,withfemaleparticipantsshowing moresensibility.Additionally,aliteraturereviewbyKarjalainen(2012)ontheinfluenceofgender onthermalcomfortshowedthatfemalesaremoresensitivetodeviationfromneutraltemperatures andexpresstheirdiscomfortmoreclearly.Therefore,theresultsofthisstudywereevaluatedforthe wholegroupofparticipantsaswellasforthegendersfemaleandmaleseparately,toexamineifgender influencedperceptionandpreference.Allparticipantsself-reportedtheirgenderasbeingoneofthe two,theadditionaloptionotherwasgiven,butnotchosen.Additionally,priorresearchusedwarm temperaturestorepresentthedestinationintheirnavigationtasks.Toconfirmthesuitabilityofthe mappingwarmtodestination,participantswereposedanindirectquestiontocapturetheirpreference.…”