Virtual Environments in the Twenty-First Century

Stanney, Kay M.; Hale, Kelly S.; Zyda, Michael

doi:10.1201/b17360-3

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“…Rather, they broadly include computer‐generated environments that simulate the physical presence of people, objects and realistic sensory experiences (Freeman et al , ; Steuer, ). Therefore, many early VR forms used in K‐12 and higher education settings were desktop‐based virtual learning environments (Merchant, Goetz, Cifuentes, Keeney‐Kennicutt, & Davis, ) and provided direct and egocentric experiences created by illusory auditory and visual stimuli (Stanney, Hale, & Zyda, ).…”

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Immersive virtual field trips in education: A mixed‐methods study on elementary students' presence and perceived learning

Han¹

2019

Brit J Educational Tech

103

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of immersive virtual field trips (VFTs) with head‐mounted displays (HMDs) on the presence and perceived learning. A mixed‐method approach was used to obtain an overall understanding of students' experiences with this immersive technology in an elementary classroom. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 27 elementary‐school students through presence surveys and reflection papers. Statistical analyses were performed to compare immersive VFTs with traditional VFTs regarding students' virtual presence. Further, an inductive content analysis was performed to analyze reflection papers. The results showed an overall enhancement in virtual presence with the use of immersive VFTs. However, students felt that learning was not favorable with HMDs. The result of this study provides practical implications for the use of immersive VFTs in classroom settings.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Immersive virtual field trips in education: A mixed‐methods study on elementary students' presence and perceived learning

Han¹

2019

Brit J Educational Tech

103

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“…We found the students’ adaptability to be better in the active model than in the passive model. We used the sense of presence to discuss the customer experience because presence is an important index for the evaluation of a virtual environment system (Lombard & Ditton, ; Stanney, ; Stanney & Zyda, ; Thalmann & Thalmann, , ). We also realized that presence can be measured by the heart rate (IJsselsteijn, de Ridder, Freeman, & Avons, ; Wiederhold, Davis, & Wiederhold, ), and the heart rate can be analyzed with the theory of complexity with MSE (Costa et al., ; Hung & Jiang, 2010).…”

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“…Lombard and Ditton (1997) proposed the concept of "presence" as a crucial factor for evaluating a virtual environment. Stanney (2003), Stanney and Zyda (2002), and Thalmann (1994a, 1994b) also argued that, if virtual reality could induce more presence, the orresponding evaluation would be higher.…”

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“…When people know more about the serious control procedures enforced in a nuclear power plant control room, they will appreciate the safety efforts imposed by the nuclear power plant and become more comfortable with nuclear power technology. Presence has been reported as an important factor to evaluate the virtual environment (Lombard & Ditton, ; Stanney, ; Stanney & Zyda, ; Thalmann & Thalmann, , ). In real environments, corporations tend to consider the atmosphere of the overall environment in the hope that customers can feel the spirit they have created.…”

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Evaluating Presence for Customer Experience in a Virtual Environment: Using a Nuclear Power Plant as an Example

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Sun

2014

Hum Ftrs & Erg Mfg Svc

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In contrast to experiences offered by traditional media, this study used a three‐dimensional virtual environment to evaluate customer experiences. The aims of this study were twofold: first, to investigate whether virtual interaction can impress customers in a visual or auditory sense and thereby further induce “presence”; and second, to understand how to provide a better sense of presence by using virtual interactions. This study used a nuclear power plant control room to construct virtual customer experience patterns. The results of the questionnaire showed no statistical significance, except for one question: “How responsive was the environment to actions that you initiated (or performed)?” During the experience, interactively receiving information in the active model offered a more significant sense of presence. For the physiological measurement, we used the multiscale entropy of complexity to analyze the heart rate. The complexity index for the active model proved significantly larger than for the passive, indicating better adaptability to the active model.

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“…Virtual worlds are more immersive than social media such as Facebook or Twitter (Wasko et al, ) as they allow forms of socialness unlike other technologies (Goel, Johnson, Junglas, & Ives, ). Avatars offer affordances of a “real” human body (Schultze, ), enabling exploration of these immersive technical environments and interactions with other users (Stanney, Hale, & Zyda, ). Virtual worlds contain visual representations (Martončik & Lokša, ) of objects such as trees, rivers, and mountains and may look like the physical world (Castronova, ), or a world based on fantasy (Schultze & Rennecker, ).…”

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Creating convivial affordances: A study of virtual world social movements

McKenna

2019

Information Systems Journal

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The study of technology and societal challenges is a growing area in information systems research. This paper explores how social movements can use virtual worlds to raise awareness or create safe spaces for their members. As social movements move into virtual worlds, the technical environment becomes more important. This paper presents an interpretive field study using netnographic research and empirical data from a study of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender social movement in World of Warcraft. This paper takes the position that an understanding of affordances is required for users to be able to create convivial outcomes to shape the use of virtual worlds for their own goals and intentions. The paper presents the concept of convivial affordances, which brings together the theories of affordances and conviviality, and suggests that social users can shape IT artefacts through a creative combination of affordances for their specific goals, and with community involvement. K E Y W O R D Saffordances, conviviality, netnography, qualitative, social movements, virtual worlds

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Virtual Environments in the Twenty-First Century

Cited by 10 publications

References 49 publications

Immersive virtual field trips in education: A mixed‐methods study on elementary students' presence and perceived learning

Immersive virtual field trips in education: A mixed‐methods study on elementary students' presence and perceived learning

Evaluating Presence for Customer Experience in a Virtual Environment: Using a Nuclear Power Plant as an Example

Creating convivial affordances: A study of virtual world social movements

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