Evaluating the Effects of Realistic Communication Disruptions in VR Training for Aerial Firefighting

Clifford, Rory M.S.; Hoermann, Simon; Marcadet, Nicolas; Oliver, Hamish; Billinghurst, Mark; Lindeman, Robert W.

doi:10.1109/vs-games.2018.8493423

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“…In certain fields, physiological measures can even be used to determine the difference between experts and novices. Clifford et al (2018) worked with a VR application for the training of aerial firefighting. It is a multi-user system that requires communication from the trainees.…”

Section: Simulator Trainingmentioning

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A Systematic Review of Physiological Measurements, Factors, Methods, and Applications in Virtual Reality

Halbig

Latoschik

2021

Front. Virtual Real.

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Measurements of physiological parameters provide an objective, often non-intrusive, and (at least semi-)automatic evaluation and utilization of user behavior. In addition, specific hardware devices of Virtual Reality (VR) often ship with built-in sensors, i.e. eye-tracking and movements sensors. Hence, the combination of physiological measurements and VR applications seems promising. Several approaches have investigated the applicability and benefits of this combination for various fields of applications. However, the range of possible application fields, coupled with potentially useful and beneficial physiological parameters, types of sensor, target variables and factors, and analysis approaches and techniques is manifold. This article provides a systematic overview and an extensive state-of-the-art review of the usage of physiological measurements in VR. We identified 1,119 works that make use of physiological measurements in VR. Within these, we identified 32 approaches that focus on the classification of characteristics of experience, common in VR applications. The first part of this review categorizes the 1,119 works by field of application, i.e. therapy, training, entertainment, and communication and interaction, as well as by the specific target factors and variables measured by the physiological parameters. An additional category summarizes general VR approaches applicable to all specific fields of application since they target typical VR qualities. In the second part of this review, we analyze the target factors and variables regarding the respective methods used for an automatic analysis and, potentially, classification. For example, we highlight which measurement setups have been proven to be sensitive enough to distinguish different levels of arousal, valence, anxiety, stress, or cognitive workload in the virtual realm. This work may prove useful for all researchers wanting to use physiological data in VR and who want to have a good overview of prior approaches taken, their benefits and potential drawbacks.

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Section: Simulator Trainingmentioning

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A Systematic Review of Physiological Measurements, Factors, Methods, and Applications in Virtual Reality

Halbig

Latoschik

2021

Front. Virtual Real.

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“…The second study by Clifford et al (2018a) investigated the elicitation of stress by manipulating interference in communication between the air attack supervisor and the pilots of the air attack aircraft. The AASs were put into a simulator that visualized a local wildfire using a CAVE setup (Figure 2).…”

Section: Commander Trainingmentioning

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Human Factors Research in Immersive Virtual Reality Firefighter Training: A Systematic Review

Wheeler

Engelbrecht

Hoermann

2021

Front. Virtual Real.

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Immersive virtual reality (VR) shows a lot of potential for the training of professionals in the emergency response domain. Firefighters occupy a unique position among emergency personnel as the threats they encounter are mainly environmental. Immersive VR therefore represents a great opportunity to be utilized for firefighter training. This systematic review summarizes the existing literature of VR firefighting training that has a specific focus on human factors and learning outcomes, as opposed to literature that solely covers the system, or simulation, with little consideration given to its user. An extensive literature search followed by rigorous filtering of publications with narrowly defined criteria was performed to aggregate results from methodologically sound user studies. The included studies provide evidence that suggests the suitability of VR firefighter training, especially in search and rescue and commander training scenarios. Although the overall number of publications is small, the viability of VR as an ecologically valid analog to real-life training is promising. In the future, more work is needed to establish clear evidence and guidelines to optimize the effectiveness of VR training and to increase reliable data through appropriate research endeavors.

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“…While evaluation does often take place on a system level (see for example Cha et al, 2012 ; Yuan et al, 2012 ), the actual training effects for fire service personnel are not within the scope of many investigations. Studies investigating human factors do exist, but are few (Clifford et al, 2018a ; Puel, 2018 ) or have limited applicability to the standard of VR simulations today as hardware and software are of considerable age (Rosenblum et al, 1996 ; Bliss et al, 1997 ).…”

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A SWOT Analysis of the Field of Virtual Reality for Firefighter Training

2019

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Virtual reality (VR) research has gone through rapid advances and the technology has established itself as a valuable training tool in many domains. While research in the field of emergency response, and more specifically in the field of firefighting, is still catching up, the future potential of VR technology for training is promising. This paper uses the SWOT framework to analyse the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats immersive VR technology faces in the field of firefighter training. While using VR for training is cost-effective, safe to use and provides the ability to prepare trainees with a large variety of high fidelity training environments, the lack in specialization of the applications for the fire-service sector and issues with technology acceptance and limitations need to be addressed. Looking to current research, there are promising findings that might be directly transferable, creating affective, and multi-sensory experiences for more effective mental and physical training of firefighters in the future. More research is needed to establish methods of skills transfer from VR to real life scenarios and to evaluate the potential risk of frequent training in engaging and physiologically stimulating virtual environments.

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Evaluating the Effects of Realistic Communication Disruptions in VR Training for Aerial Firefighting

Cited by 17 publications

References 8 publications

A Systematic Review of Physiological Measurements, Factors, Methods, and Applications in Virtual Reality

A Systematic Review of Physiological Measurements, Factors, Methods, and Applications in Virtual Reality

Human Factors Research in Immersive Virtual Reality Firefighter Training: A Systematic Review

A SWOT Analysis of the Field of Virtual Reality for Firefighter Training

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