The Impact of Immersion through Virtual Reality in the Learning Experiences of Art and Design Students: The Mediating Effect of the Flow Experience

Guerra-Tamez, Cristobal Rodolfo

doi:10.3390/educsci13020185

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“…A higher level of satisfaction may increase the likelihood of intention for continuous use [24,26]. Users immersed in metaverse content may lose their self-consciousness, concentrate intensely on the content, and become satisfied with it [27,29]. Users may pursue an easy and relaxed experience of wearing the device and, therefore, they are more likely to use it if is not difficult to wear continuously [28,30,31].…”

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confidence: 99%

Factors Associated With Continuous Use of a Cancer Education Metaverse Platform: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

Kim,

Jung,

Sohn

et al. 2024

Preprint

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BACKGROUND Early detection of cancer and provision of appropriate treatment can increase the cancer cure rate and reduce cancer-related deaths. Early detection requires improving the cancer screening quality of each medical institution and enhancing the capabilities of health professionals through tailored education in each field. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, regional disparities in educational infrastructure emerged, and educational accessibility was restricted. The demand for remote cancer education services to address these issues has increased and, in this study, we considered medical metaverses a potential means of meeting these needs. In 2021, we developed Dr. Meta, a multidomain metaverse cancer care digital platform. Among the multiple subplatforms in the Dr. Meta metaverse platform, Metaverse Educational Center was developed for the virtual training of health professionals. In 2022, we used Metaverse Educational Center to train radiologic technologists remotely in mammography positioning. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the user experience of Metaverse Educational Center and identify variables associated with the intention to continuously use the subplatform. METHODS We conducted a multicenter, cross-sectional survey between July and December 2022. We performed a descriptive analysis to examine the Metaverse Educational Center user experience and a logistic regression analysis to clarify factors closely related to the intention to use the subplatform continuously. Additionally, a supplementary open-ended question was used to obtain feedback from users to improve Metaverse Educational Center. RESULTS Responses from 192 Korean participants (male: n=16, 8.3% and female: n=176, 91.7%) were analyzed. More than half of the participants were satisfied with Metaverse Educational Center (178/192, 92.7%) and wanted to continue using the subplatform in the future (157/192, 81.8%). Less than half of the participants had no difficulty in wearing the device (85/192, 44.3%). Logistic regression analysis results showed that intention for continuous use was associated with satisfaction (adjusted odds ratio [95% CI]=3.542 [1.037-12.097]; P=.044), immersion (2.803 [1.201-6.539]; P=.017), and no difficulty in wearing the device (2.020 [1.004-4.062]; P=.049). However, intention for continuous use was not associated with interest (0.736 [0.303-1.789]; P=.499) or perceived ease of use (1.284 [0.614-2.685]; P=.507). According to the qualitative feedback, Metaverse Educational Center was useful in cancer education, but the experience of wearing the device and the types and qualities of the content still need to be improved. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate the potential of Metaverse Educational Center for remote cancer education for health professionals. Our results also suggest that improving users’ satisfaction and immersion and ensuring lack of difficulty in wearing the device may enhance their intention for continuous use of the subplatform.

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Section: Discussion Principal Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors Associated With Continuous Use of a Cancer Education Metaverse Platform: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

Kim,

Jung,

Sohn

et al. 2024

Preprint

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“…Ermi subdivides immersion into three different forms: sensory immersion, challenge-based immersion, and imaginative immersion [61]. Highly immersive design has been used in a variety of fields, for example, using VR technology to create immersive learning experiences in a variety of educational environments [62]; in game design to evoke positive experiences by creating player immersion [63]; and in tourism experiences to enhance positive experiences through participatory design [64].…”

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How to Keep Balance between Interaction and Automation? Toward User Overall Positive Experience of IoT-Based Smart Home Design

Xu,

Lee,

Ling

et al. 2024

Electronics

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Advances in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies have had a profound impact on the experiential tasks of the smart home, particularly automated tasks supported by sensors, embedded systems, and communication devices that are capable of autonomously performing a range of tasks previously performed by humans. However, the improvement in the level of smart home automation has not necessarily promoted more meaningful, relaxing, and positive experiences for users. This is largely due to the fact that it often overlooks the meaningful involvement of humans in the process. This paper proposes a conceptual design model for a smart home through two studies that aim to maintain the benefits of automation while ensuring positive experiences with user engagement tasks. Study 1 involved qualitative data using semi-structured interviews to understand what tasks lead to positive user experiences (P-UX) during the use of the smart home and what kind of factors influence these positive experiences. Study 2, using an online questionnaire, quantitatively investigated the varying impact of these factors on positive experiences in both automation and human–machine interactions. The results of both studies show that there are nine factors that influence positive user experience in the smart home, with instrumentality, convenience, and flexibility playing an important role in the positive experience of automation, aesthetics, immersion, association, and memory, having a greater effect on the positive experience of user engagement in interactions, and customization and emotion contributing to both paradigms. In future smart home design, this model will help designers rationally allocate tasks between automation and human–machine interaction as a way to enhance the overall positive user experience.

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“…However, various studies support that the use of VR enhances threedimensional perception of space, in contrast to non-immersive virtual reality [25]. Additionally, another advantage of immersive VR is the positive impact of VR immersion on the flow experience [26].…”

Section: Motivation and Significancementioning

confidence: 99%

Rehab-Immersive: A framework to support the development of virtual reality applications in upper limb rehabilitation

Herrera¹,

Vallejo²,

Castro-Schez³

et al. 2023

SoftwareX

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The Impact of Immersion through Virtual Reality in the Learning Experiences of Art and Design Students: The Mediating Effect of the Flow Experience

Cited by 23 publications

References 70 publications

Factors Associated With Continuous Use of a Cancer Education Metaverse Platform: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

Factors Associated With Continuous Use of a Cancer Education Metaverse Platform: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

How to Keep Balance between Interaction and Automation? Toward User Overall Positive Experience of IoT-Based Smart Home Design

Rehab-Immersive: A framework to support the development of virtual reality applications in upper limb rehabilitation

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