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The purpose of the current study is to investigate perceptions of traveled distances in virtual reality. Perceptions of traveled distances in VR are commonly misestimated, meaning people feel like they have traveled a different distance than the actual distance. Two methods of estimating perceived traveled distances will be explored. We expect to extend previous work, but also explore how different methods and velocities influence traveled distance estimations. We will also examine how traveled distance estimations are influenced by periods of calibration with corrective feedback (do people improve), changes in velocities (will they get worse when velocity changes), and aspects of calibration retention (when they return to a previously calibrated velocity, if calibration occurs, will their accuracy remain consistent with their last experience).