Teaching with AR as a tool for relief visualization: usability and motivation study

Carrera, Carlos Carbonell; Saorín, José Luis; Cantero, Jorge de la Torre

doi:10.1080/10382046.2017.1285135

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“…In their future professional practice, students consider that virtual reality will complement the traditional 2D technologies of representation of the environment. These usability results are similar to those obtained with other three-dimensional visualization technologies such as augmented reality [56]. Regarding the research of the usability of 3D virtual environments, theoretical, technological and methodological aspects still remain to be explored [57].…”

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confidence: 73%

Geospatial Google Street View with Virtual Reality: A Motivational Approach for Spatial Training Education

Carrera¹,

Saorín²

2017

IJGI

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Abstract:Motivation is a determining factor in the learning process, and encourages the student to participate in activities that increase their performance. Learning strategies supplemented by computer technology in a scenario-based learning environment can improve students' motivation for spatial knowledge acquisition. In this sense, a workshop carried out with 43-second year engineering students supported by Google Street View mobile geospatial application for location-based tasks is presented, in which participants work in an immersive wayfinding 3D urban environment on virtual reality. Students use their own smartphones with Google Street View application integrated in virtual reality (VR) 3D glasses with a joystick as locomotion interface. The tool to analyse the motivational factor of this pedagogical approach is the multidimensional measurement device Intrinsic Motivation Inventory with six subscales: interest, perceived competence, perceived choice, effort, tension, and value, measured on a seven point Likert scale. Scores in all subscales considered are above 4 on a scale of 7. A usability study conducted at the end of the experiment provides values above 3 on a scale of 5 in efficacy, efficiency and satisfaction. The results of the experiment carried out indicate that geospatial Google Street View application in Virtual Reality is a motivating educational purpose in the field of spatial training.

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Geospatial Google Street View with Virtual Reality: A Motivational Approach for Spatial Training Education

Carrera¹,

Saorín²

2017

IJGI

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“…Other three-dimensional rendering technologies such as augmented reality [81][82][83] as well as 3D printing can be useful for the development of spatial thinking. These technologies have also proved to be motivating for students [84].…”

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Spatial Orientation Skill Improvement with Geospatial Applications: Report of a Multi-Year Study

Carrera

Medler

2017

IJGI

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There are several competences and spatial skills to be acquired by the student related to the treatment of geo-information in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Spatial orientation is the spatial skill related to the use of georeferenced information, and geospatial applications (on-line map interfaces) such as the spatial data infrastructure offer a great opportunity for development of this skill. In this report we present several experiments, carried out over five academic years with 559 university students, to improve the spatial orientation skill of the students. Survey learning and wayfinding activities were conducted. First-and second-year university students performed the experiments on a PC and also used digital tablet support. The statistical analysis showed that the students improved their spatial orientation skill with a range from 12.90 (minimum) to 19.21 (maximum) measured with the Perspective Taking Spatial Orientation Test, regardless of the academic year, the hardware (PC or Tablet-PC), or the orientation strategy (survey learning or wayfinding). The second year students improved more than those in their first year. The methodologies employed could be developed by teachers or researchers, and the results presented could be taken as a reference for comparisons in future research in the field of strategy planning with geospatial applications and location-based tools for spatial orientation skill improvement in education.

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“…Azuma [1] already pointed out that there are several challenges that are still open in this field and there are many unexplored options of new devices, making the AR subject a vibrant area of research. His statement remains valid today, as one may see in Carbonell-Carrera et al [5] and Carbonell-Carrera et al [6].…”

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confidence: 70%

“…According to [3,7], map users can interact intuitively and directly with a paper map, in a natural and familiar way, like all other things in the real environment [5,6]. However, printed maps are static and offer poor interactive tools [4,7].…”

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A User Study of a Prototype of a Spatial Augmented Reality System for Education and Interaction with Geographic Data

Pereira

Bravo

Centeno

2018

BDCC

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Recent technological advancements in many areas have changed the way that individuals interact with the world. Some daily tasks require visualization skills, especially when in a map-reading context. Augmented Reality systems could provide substantial improvement to geovisualization once it enhances a real scene with virtual information. However, relatively little research has worked on assessing the effective contribution of such systems during map reading. So, this research aims to provide a first look into the usability of an Augmented Reality system prototype for interaction with geoinformation. For this purpose, we have designed an activity with volunteers in order to assess the system prototype usability. We have interviewed 14 users (three experts and 11 non-experts), where experts were subjects with the following characteristics: a professor; with a PhD degree in Cartography, GIS, Geography, or Environmental Sciences/Water Resources; and with experience treating spatial information related to water resources. The activity aimed to detect where the system really helps the user to interpret a hydrographic map and how the users were helped by the Augmented Reality system prototype. We may conclude that the Augmented Reality system was helpful to the users during the map reading, as well as allowing the construction of spatial knowledge within the proposed scenario.

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Teaching with AR as a tool for relief visualization: usability and motivation study

Cited by 37 publications

References 30 publications

Geospatial Google Street View with Virtual Reality: A Motivational Approach for Spatial Training Education

Geospatial Google Street View with Virtual Reality: A Motivational Approach for Spatial Training Education

Spatial Orientation Skill Improvement with Geospatial Applications: Report of a Multi-Year Study

A User Study of a Prototype of a Spatial Augmented Reality System for Education and Interaction with Geographic Data

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