Persuasive Effects of Immersion in Virtual Environments for Measuring Pro-Environmental Behaviors

Khashe, Saba; Becerik-Gerber, Burçin; Lucas, Gale M.; Gratch, Jonathan

doi:10.22260/isarc2018/0167

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“…in the experience of low-vs. high-quality simulation (Juan et al, 2018), in cognitive abilities as information recognition and retrieval as well as cognitive load during the simulation (Roettl and Terlutter, 2018), and in sense of presence and performance (Khashe et al, 2018). Rangelova and Marsden (2018) also found no significant gender differences in enjoyment and interest of the simulation.…”

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Are Modern Head-Mounted Displays Sexist? A Systematic Review on Gender Differences in HMD-Mediated Virtual Reality

Grassini

Laumann

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Modern head-mounted displays (HMDs) are a promising technology. Thanks to their affordable cost and versatility, HMDs are gaining attention from different sectors. However, the experience reported by the users of these technologies is sometimes negative. A number of people, when using an HMD, complain of various types of physical discomfort as well as symptoms like headache, disorientation, and nausea. These symptoms, developed during or after exposure to virtual environments, are commonly referred to with the term simulator sickness. Some scientific studies have shown that women are commonly more sensitive to simulator sickness. However, a gender imbalance in the susceptibility to simulator sickness has not been widely studied in the context of modern HMDs, and the studies that have been done have reported heterogeneous findings. The present systematic review aims to gather the pieces of evidence that support and oppose a gender difference in the susceptibility of simulator sickness in the framework of modern HMDs. We also aim to individuate other gender differences in the experience of the use of these technologies to establish whether there is sufficient evidence to support a gender discrepancy in the user experience.

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Are Modern Head-Mounted Displays Sexist? A Systematic Review on Gender Differences in HMD-Mediated Virtual Reality

Grassini

Laumann

2020

Front. Psychol.

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“…For example, Heydarian et al (2015a) used immersive virtual environments to collect data on behaviours and preferences of occupants in relation to lighting conditions and so evaluating design options aiming to both meet their lighting preferences and, at the same time, increase the energy efficiency of the building. Saeidi et al (2015) also investigated the effectiveness of immersive virtual environments to be used as a tool to collect data on the behaviour of the occupants during the design stage and to align the design proposal to their needs and preferences (Khashe et al, 2018). Saeidi et al (2018) develop a spatial-temporal event-driven modelling approach that include the use of immersive virtual environments as a viable tool to observe the behaviour of occupants in design proposals and generate data to support predictive models related to the building energy performance.…”

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“…2014; W , 2002). Furthermore, motion sickness, novelty effect and previous user experience with VR systems also affect the result of the design review (Liu, 2017;Khashe et al, 2018).…”

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“…Moreover, it could be a way to understand, measuring it, if VR actually allows the achievement of some results that it would have not be achieved through traditional representations. The experts supporting this idea somehow provide an evidence for the rising research trend according to which a more comparative and quantitative approach is needed in future research works in order to understand and quantify the impact of virtual reality on user performance as a necessary step to its wider adoption in the construction industry and, so, to justify investment (Paes et al, 2017;Khashe et al, 2018).…”

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A design review session protocol for the implementation of immersive virtual reality in usability-focused analysis

Ventura¹,

Castronovo²,

Ciribini³

2020

ITcon

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Research and applications related to Virtual Reality (VR) in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facility Management (AEC/FM) industry are steadily increasing, being considered as one of the current trends in digital innovation. A convergence is currently on-going between Building Information Modelling (BIM), VR implementation and the soft landings principles, which highlight the need for a smooth transition from design to operation through the early involvement of clients and end-users. In particular, immersive virtual environments could allow stakeholders to experience the full-scale representation of a virtual facility prototype in an intuitive and engaging manner through immersion and sense of presence, promoting feedback collection during usability-focused design review meetings. On the other hand, despite the renewed interest in immersive VR, both technological and procedural challenges to its effective implementation still exist. The latter are within the scope of this study, which aims to address them in a systematic way as a comprehensive guideline for clients and design teams. This study describes the development of a VR-aided usability-focused design review session protocol for implementing immersive VR when clients and end-users are involved in design review meetings. It is the result of an inductive approach associated with qualitative research methods for data collection and data analysis. A case study has been selected as a main research method for facing the first step into the research problem. A further iteration of data collection and analysis was adopted to guarantee the validity of the research, including talks with experts and literature comparison. Finally, the session protocol has been developed in the form of a process map representing all the necessary phases and activities to consider for the effective adoption of immersive VR to evaluate design intents with clients and end-users. As a comprehensive summary, the session protocol fills a gap in the research on the adoption of virtual reality in the AEC industry, which was lacking a prescriptive and structured process to drive the effective use of this technology in collaborative meetings and decision-making processes.

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“…Furthermore, the smart desk would also go beyond traditional work in this area. Our novel recent work shows that imbuing machines with relational features can increase acceptance of a system's suggestions in an office context (Khashe et al, 2017(Khashe et al, , 2018a. To the extent possible based on the interface, the smart desk will also use relational features to increase acceptance.…”

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Smart Desks to Promote Comfort, Health, and Productivity in Offices: A Vision for Future Workplaces

Aryal

Becerik-Gerber

Anselmo

et al. 2019

Front. Built Environ.

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People spend most of their day in buildings, and a large portion of the energy in buildings is used to control the indoor environment for creating acceptable conditions for occupants. However, the majority of the building systems are controlled based on a "one size fits all" scheme which cannot account for individual occupant preferences. This leads to discomfort, low satisfaction and negative impacts on occupants' productivity, health and well-being. In this paper, we describe our vision of how recent advances in Internet of Things (IoT) and machine learning can be used to add intelligence to an office desk to personalize the environment around the user. The smart desk can learn individual user preferences for the indoor environment, personalize the environment based on user preferences and act as an intelligent support system for improving user comfort, health and productivity. We briefly describe the recent advances made in different domains that can be leveraged to enhance occupant experience in buildings and describe the overall framework for the smart desk. We conclude the paper with a discussion of possible avenues for further research.

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Persuasive Effects of Immersion in Virtual Environments for Measuring Pro-Environmental Behaviors

Cited by 16 publications

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Are Modern Head-Mounted Displays Sexist? A Systematic Review on Gender Differences in HMD-Mediated Virtual Reality

Are Modern Head-Mounted Displays Sexist? A Systematic Review on Gender Differences in HMD-Mediated Virtual Reality

A design review session protocol for the implementation of immersive virtual reality in usability-focused analysis

Smart Desks to Promote Comfort, Health, and Productivity in Offices: A Vision for Future Workplaces

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