Investigating the user experience of IDN based virtual reality environments for solving complex issues

Irshad, Shafaq

doi:10.1080/13614568.2022.2150325

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“…Moreover, the creation of digital stories in VR can be used as a mechanism to engage students in reflective learning in the context of project-based learning activities [44]. In the study by Irshad [45], two VR environments with and without a narrative were compared, and the results showed that the narrative-based VR environment increased participants' engagement; therefore, the interactive digital narratives are a key factor to increase the emotional response toward a topic. VR combined with digital narratives has also been used in the field of immersive journalism, and previous research has shown that this combination might facilitate empathy and understanding of social issues such as armed conflicts [46].…”

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Predictors of Engagement in Virtual Reality Storytelling Environments about Migration

Avila-Garzon,

Bacca-Acosta,

Chaves-Rodríguez

2023

Applied Sciences

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Virtual reality (VR) environments provide a high level of immersion that expands the possibilities for perspective-taking so that people can be in the shoes of others. In that regard, VR storytelling environments are good for situating people in a real migration story. Previous research has investigated how users engage in narrative VR experiences. However, there is a lack of research on the predictors of engagement in VR storytelling environments. To fill this gap in the literature, this study aims to identify the predictors of engagement when VR is used as a medium to tell a migration story. A structural model based on hypotheses was validated using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with data from the interaction of 212 university students with a tailor-made VR experience developed in Unity to engage people in two migration stories. The results show that our model explains 55.2% of the variance in engagement because of the positive influence of immersion, presence, agency, usability, and user experience (UX).

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Section: Virtual Storytellingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Predictors of Engagement in Virtual Reality Storytelling Environments about Migration

Avila-Garzon,

Bacca-Acosta,

Chaves-Rodríguez

2023

Applied Sciences

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Virtual reality visualization of geophysical flows: A framework

Alene,

Irshad,

Moraru

et al. 2024

Environmental Modelling & Software

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Impacting Elements of Metaverse Platforms’ Intentional Use in Cultural Education: Empirical Data Drawn from UTAUT, TTF, and Flow Theory

Hu,

Xing,

Xin

2024

Applied Sciences

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This study aims to address the need for design guidelines in developing a cultural-heritage-based metaverse educational system. Using the UTAUT, the TTF model, and Flow Theory, a theoretical framework is constructed. Through qualitative research based on the GT, three user perception factors—presence, interactivity, and narrativity—are introduced as external variables to explore the relationship between these factors and users’ willingness to adopt the cultural heritage metaverse system. The study examines this relationship from the dual perspectives of user perception and technology acceptance. A scale was designed to test the theoretical model empirically, and 298 valid responses were collected through a structured process involving GT coding, pre-testing, and formal surveys. The findings indicate that interactivity, narrativity, and presence significantly enhance the flow experience, while factors such as performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, technology–task fit, and flow positively influence users’ intention to adopt the system. Among these, technology–task fit emerged as the most influential factor. This integrated approach reduces subjectivity and bias in criteria determination, enhancing the objectivity and precision of cultural heritage metaverse system assessments and making the system more responsive to user needs.

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Investigating the user experience of IDN based virtual reality environments for solving complex issues

Cited by 3 publications

References 44 publications

Predictors of Engagement in Virtual Reality Storytelling Environments about Migration

Predictors of Engagement in Virtual Reality Storytelling Environments about Migration

Virtual reality visualization of geophysical flows: A framework

Impacting Elements of Metaverse Platforms’ Intentional Use in Cultural Education: Empirical Data Drawn from UTAUT, TTF, and Flow Theory

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