Co‑Designing and Learning in Virtual Reality: Development of
          Tool for Alcohol Resistance Training

Lyk, Patricia Bianca; Majgaard, Gunver; Vallentin-Holbech, Lotte; Guldager, Julie Dalgaard; Dietrich, Timo; Rundle‐Thiele, Sharyn; Stock, Christiane

doi:10.34190/ejel.20.18.3.002

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“…It was developed using a co-creation approach with young people and other stakeholders. Details of the intervention development are described elsewhere [ 32 , 33 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Efficacy of the Virtual Reality Intervention VR FestLab on Alcohol Refusal Self-Efficacy: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Guldager

Kjær

Grittner

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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It is currently unknown whether a virtual social environment can support young people in building their skills to overcome peer pressure when offered alcohol. This study evaluated the efficacy of the newly developed virtual reality simulation game VR FestLab on the refusal self-efficacy regarding social pressures to drink of Danish male and female students aged 15–18. VR FestLab features a party setting where adolescents can “steer” their own party experience. Eleven schools were included in a cluster-randomized controlled trial and allocated to either the intervention (n = 181) or the active control group (n = 191). Students in intervention schools played VR FestLab, while those in the control group played the VR game Oculus Quest—First Steps. The primary outcome measure was the social pressure subscale of the drinking refusal self-efficacy scale (DRSEQ-RA). The intervention effects were measured immediately after the intervention/control session (T1) and after a 6-week follow-up (T2). Data were examined using linear mixed regression models. Our study did not demonstrate a significant effect of drinking refusal self-efficacy at T1. For all secondary outcomes, we observed no substantial differences between the intervention and control groups. This study provides new insights into the feasibility and effectiveness of an innovative virtual reality alcohol prevention tool. VR FestLab can be an innovative and promising contribution to complement existing school-based alcohol prevention, but more research is needed to improve its effectiveness.

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“…It was developed using a co-creation approach with young people and other stakeholders. Details of the intervention development are described elsewhere [ 32 , 33 ].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Efficacy of the Virtual Reality Intervention VR FestLab on Alcohol Refusal Self-Efficacy: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Guldager

Kjær

Grittner

et al. 2022

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“…For more information on details of VR FestLab, see Lyk et al [27], and for details outlining the development process applied to the design of VR FestLab, see Vallentin-Holbech et al [28].…”

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User Experiences with a Virtual Alcohol Prevention Simulation for Danish Adolescents

Guldager

Kjær

Lyk

et al. 2020

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This pilot study explores 31 Danish adolescent user experiences for the newly developed virtual party simulation app—Virtual Reality (VR) FestLab. The main objective of this study was to investigate usability for VR FestLab, which aims to improve alcohol resistance skills for Danish adolescents. A secondary objective was to understand gameplay experiences. The study is a mixed method study that draws on questionnaire data (n = 31) and focus group interviews (n = 10) of boarding school students participating in the pilot study. Descriptive statistics were used to examine quantitative data, and qualitative data were analyzed thematically. Quantitative findings indicated that gameplay experiences of the VR simulation were positive, and all User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) items were answered positively. The focus group interviews showed that adolescents found the simulation to be realistic. Feedback indicated that the group pressure experienced in the simulation was regarded to be less than in real life. Adolescents had varying approaches to playing the VR simulation, they thought the quality of the simulation was good, and only a few users experienced technical difficulties. These initial study findings indicate that VR FestLab is a promising tool for the prevention of alcohol use among adolescents.

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“…Within this realm, we review existing storytelling frameworks for various media, trying to locate a common pattern. We noticed a trend that viewer participation is regarded as a key component if immersion and story comprehension is the aim of the entire experience, such as those ones (Mulholland et al, 2013;Habgood et al, 2018;Lyk et al, 2020). Although covering different topics, they all used immersive content as a base and constructed the storytelling experience on top of that, regarding the viewer as a part of the story, emphasizing viewer's interaction (gazing, gesture, selection, etc.)…”

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Adaptive Playback Control: A Framework for Cinematic VR Creators to Embrace Viewer Interaction

Tong¹,

Lindeman²,

Regenbrecht³

2022

Front. Virtual Real.

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Content creators have been trying to produce engaging and enjoyable Cinematic Virtual Reality (CVR) experiences using immersive media such as 360-degree videos. However, a complete and flexible framework, like the filmmaking grammar toolbox for film directors, is missing for creators working on CVR, especially those working on CVR storytelling with viewer interactions. Researchers and creators widely acknowledge that a viewer-centered story design and a viewer’s intention to interact are two intrinsic characteristics of CVR storytelling. In this paper, we stand on that common ground and propose Adaptive Playback Control (APC) as a set of guidelines to assist content creators in making design decisions about the story structure and viewer interaction implementation during production. Instead of looking at everything CVR covers, we set constraints to focus only at cultural heritage oriented content using a guided-tour style. We further choose two vital elements for interactive CVR: the narrative progression (director vs. viewer control) and visibility of viewer interaction (implicit vs. explicit) as the main topics at this stage. We conducted a user study to evaluate four variants by combining these two elements, and measured the levels of engagement, enjoyment, usability, and memory performance. One of our findings is that there were no differences in the objective results. Combining objective data with observations of the participants’ behavior we provide guidelines as a starting point for the application of the APC framework. Creators need to choose if the viewer will have control over narrative progression and the visibility of interaction based on whether the purpose of a piece is to invoke emotional resonance or promote efficient transfer of knowledge. Also, creators need to consider the viewer’s natural tendency to explore and provide extra incentives to invoke exploratory behaviors in viewers when adding interactive elements. We recommend more viewer control for projects aiming at viewer’s participation and agency, but more director control for projects focusing on education and training. Explicit (vs. implicit) control will also yield higher levels of engagement and enjoyment if the viewer’s uncertainty of interaction consequences can be relieved.

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Co‑Designing and Learning in Virtual Reality: Development of Tool for Alcohol Resistance Training

Cited by 16 publications

References 25 publications

Efficacy of the Virtual Reality Intervention VR FestLab on Alcohol Refusal Self-Efficacy: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Efficacy of the Virtual Reality Intervention VR FestLab on Alcohol Refusal Self-Efficacy: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

User Experiences with a Virtual Alcohol Prevention Simulation for Danish Adolescents

Adaptive Playback Control: A Framework for Cinematic VR Creators to Embrace Viewer Interaction

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