Evaluating the effects of collaboration and competition in navigation tasks and spatial knowledge acquisition within virtual reality environments

Liang, Hai-Ning; Lu, Feiyu; Shi, Yuwei; Nanjappan, Vijayakumar; Papangelis, Konstantinos

doi:10.1016/j.future.2018.02.029

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“…It should be noted that the comparisons in this study were made with a fairly small sample size (but in line with previous similar studies, see An et al, 2018;Bracq et al, 2019;Liang et al, 2019). A larger sample size would increase the statistical power; for example, the inclusion of participants with a higher degree of SS may provide a better understanding on how discomfort during the VR simulation may affect task performance.…”

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“…Few articles have reported gender differences in performance connected to the use of VR, and results have often shown no differences ( Cárdenas-Delgado et al, 2017 ; Juan et al, 2018 ; Khashe et al, 2018 ; Roettl and Terlutter, 2018 ). However, a minority of studies have shown that females may perform better in tasks related to VR ( Allen et al, 2016 ; Liang et al, 2019 ). The higher sense of presence sometimes reported by female compared to male participants (see e.g., Gamito et al, 2008 ) may be associated with the increase performance in female participants, as performance and sense of presence have been found to be associated in learning activities ( Yang et al, 2016 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Use of Virtual Reality Alone Does Not Promote Training Performance (but Sense of Presence Does)

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Virtual reality (VR) offers novel ways to develop skills and learning. This technology can be used to enhance the way we educate and train professionals by possibly being more effective, cost-efficient, and reducing training-related risks. However, the potential benefits from virtual training assume that the trained skills can be transferred to the real world. Nevertheless, in the current published scientific literature, there is limited empirical evidence that links VR use to better learning. The present investigation aimed to explore the use of VR as a tool for training procedural skills and compare this modality with traditional instruction methods. To investigate skill development using the two forms of training, participants were randomly divided into two groups. The first group received training through an instructional video, while the second group trained in VR. After the training session, the participants performed the trained task in a real setting, and task performance was measured. Subsequently, the user's experienced sense of presence and simulator sickness (SS) was measured with self-report questionnaires. There were no significant differences between groups for any of the performance measures. There was no gender effect on performance. Importantly, the results of the present study indicate that a high sense of presence during the VR simulation might contribute to increased skill learning. These findings can be used as a starting point that could be of value when further exploring VR as a tool for skill development.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Use of Virtual Reality Alone Does Not Promote Training Performance (but Sense of Presence Does)

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“…However, we intend to carry out a full clinical study in the near future. The potential objective measurements for future studies could be task completion time, error rate, and task performance [29,30]. For instance, the anesthesiologist could be evaluated by the amount adjustment and type of medication, time from selection to applying the medication, and response time after the clip loss.…”

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Toward interprofessional team training for surgeons and anesthesiologists using virtual reality

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Purpose In this work, a virtual environment for interprofessional team training in laparoscopic surgery is proposed. Our objective is to provide a tool to train and improve intraoperative communication between anesthesiologists and surgeons during laparoscopic procedures. Methods An anesthesia simulation software and laparoscopic simulation software are combined within a multi-user virtual reality (VR) environment. Furthermore, two medical training scenarios for communication training between anesthesiologists and surgeons are proposed and evaluated. Testing was conducted and social presence was measured. In addition, clinical feedback from experts was collected by following a think-aloud protocol and through structured interviews. Results Our prototype is assessed as a reasonable basis for training and extensive clinical evaluation. Furthermore, the results of testing revealed a high degree of exhilaration and social presence of the involved physicians. Valuable insights were gained from the interviews and the think-aloud protocol with the experts of anesthesia and surgery that showed the feasibility of team training in VR, the usefulness of the system for medical training, and current limitations. Conclusion The proposed VR prototype provides a new basis for interprofessional team training in surgery. It engages the training of problem-based communication during surgery and might open new directions for operating room training.

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“…Data gloves are arguably the true hand gesture input device for direct manipulation of the 3D objects in virtual environments [5]. The traditional game controller for the Xbox and PlayStation systems are often used for interacting with 3D VR content-e.g., for playing games [6] and for navigation activities [7,8].…”

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“…Aside from the traditional game controllers, mobile devices have also been explored as input devices for interacting with 3D objects [9,10]. The advantages of mobile devices include their portability and flexibility that allow customization and modification for a particular context [7,11,12]. Researchers have introduced several implementations based on the touch-enabled display and motion sensors of these mobile devices in order to turn them into controllers (e.g., see [11,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]).…”

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User-elicited dual-hand interactions for manipulating 3D objects in virtual reality environments

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Hum. Cent. Comput. Inf. Sci.

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Virtual reality technologies (VR) have advanced rapidly in the last few years. Prime examples include the Oculus RIFT and HTC Vive that are both head-worn/mounted displays (HMDs). VR HMDs enable a sense of immersion and allow enhanced natural interaction experiences with 3D objects. In this research we explore suitable interactions for manipulating 3D objects when users are wearing a VR HMD. In particular, this research focuses on a user-elicitation study to identify natural interactions for 3D manipulation using dual-hand controllers, which have become the standard input devices for VR HMDs. A user elicitation study requires potential users to provide interactions that are natural and intuitive based on given scenarios. The results of our study suggest that users prefer interactions that are based on shoulder motions (e.g., shoulder abduction and shoulder horizontal abduction) and elbow flexion movements. In addition, users seem to prefer one-hand interaction, and when two hands are required they prefer interactions that do not require simultaneous hand movements, but instead interactions that allow them to alternate between their hands. Results of our study are applicable to the design of dual-hand interactions with 3D objects in a variety of virtual reality environments.

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Evaluating the effects of collaboration and competition in navigation tasks and spatial knowledge acquisition within virtual reality environments

Cited by 57 publications

References 45 publications

The Use of Virtual Reality Alone Does Not Promote Training Performance (but Sense of Presence Does)

The Use of Virtual Reality Alone Does Not Promote Training Performance (but Sense of Presence Does)

Toward interprofessional team training for surgeons and anesthesiologists using virtual reality

User-elicited dual-hand interactions for manipulating 3D objects in virtual reality environments

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