Learning and Usability within a Virtual Reality Trainer for Medical Students

Stevens, Susan M.; Goldsmith, Timothy E.; Caudell, Thomas P.; Alverson, Dale C.

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“…VR has also been used for training in the medical field. Ahlberg (19). The results revealed that identifying the object is easier when using tools in VR.…”

Section: Literature On Virtual Reality Applications For Training and Educationmentioning

confidence: 92%

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Immersive Work Zone Inspection Training using Virtual Reality

Aati

Chang

Edara

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Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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Can virtual reality tools be used to train engineers that inspect work zones? In this paper, we share the findings of a research project that developed an interactive and immersive training platform using virtual reality to train state department of transportation (DOT) staff that inspect work zones for compliance. Virtual reality offers an immersive platform that closely replicates the actual experience of an inspector driving through a work zone, but in a safer, cheaper, and quicker way than field visits. The current training practice involves reviewing temporary traffic control procedures, and reports and pictures from previous inspections. The developed platform consists of a learning module and an immersive module. The learning module is founded on the historical knowledge gained by DOT staff from inspections dating back at least 5 years. This knowledge incorporated representative inspection reports from previous years from all DOT districts including photographs of deficiencies. The synthesized knowledge was converted into a concise easy-to-consume format for training. The immersive module places the trainee in a vehicle moving through a work zone, thus providing a realistic experience to the engineer before inspecting a real work zone. The research team developed and tested two immersive scenarios of a freeway work zone. The training platform was tested by 34 individuals that worked for the Missouri Department of Transportation. An overwhelming majority (97%) agreed that virtual reality offered a realistic and effective way to train inspectors.

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“…VR has also been used for training in the medical field. Ahlberg (19). The results revealed that identifying the object is easier when using tools in VR.…”

Section: Literature On Virtual Reality Applications For Training and Educationmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Nausea and motion sickness were reported in the literature when using VR for training (14,(18)(19)(20). Limiting the duration of the immersive experiment and taking short rests and breaks between experiments have been recommended.…”

Section: Immersive Virtual Realitymentioning

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Immersive Work Zone Inspection Training using Virtual Reality

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Edara

et al. 2020

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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Usability Analysis of Learning Environments — Needs and Realities

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2009

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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This paper addresses the question of whether the application of principles and methods of usability analysis can benefit the design of learning environments, and can thereby benefit student learning. The application of principles and practices of usability and ergonomic analysis have achieved proven success in improving performance of many sociotechnical systems areas. However, the benefits that the application of HF/E science might bring to promoting educational system and student learning performance have yet to be widely recognized. On the assumption that such recognition may someday be realized, an analysis is offered of the comparative advantages and disadvantages of ergonomic program intervention, versus usability analysis, for purposes of improving the design quality of K–12 learning environments. Usability analysis may provide benefits in terms of flexibility of application, ease of implementation, and student learning gains. The true test of applying HF/E science as a meaningful strategy to benefit education and learning rests upon: (1) establishing that the role of task and environmental design in learning has relevance to educational psychology; and (2) promoting recognition and acceptance of HF/E, in a systematic and comprehensive manner, by the educational community.

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Learning and Usability within a Virtual Reality Trainer for Medical Students

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Immersive Work Zone Inspection Training using Virtual Reality

Immersive Work Zone Inspection Training using Virtual Reality

Usability Analysis of Learning Environments — Needs and Realities

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