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T1 Countering the Novelty Effect: A Tutorial for Immersive Virtual Reality Learning Environments
A1 Miguel Alonso, Inés
A1 Rodríguez García, Bruno
A1 Checa Cruz, David
A1 Bustillo Iglesias, Andrés
K1 Cybersickness
K1 Education
K1 Tutorial
K1 Novelty effect
K1 Virtual reality
K1 Informática
K1 Computer science
AB Immersive Virtual Reality (iVR) is a new technology, the novelty effect of which can reducethe enjoyment of iVR experiences and, especially, learning achievements when presented in theclassroom; an effect that the interactive tutorial proposed in this research can help overcome. Itsincreasingly complex levels are designed on the basis of Mayer’s Cognitive Theory of MultimediaLearning, so that users can quickly gain familiarity with the iVR environment. The tutorial wasincluded in an iVR learning experience for its validation with 65 users. It was a success, according tothe user satisfaction and tutorial usability survey. First, it gained very high ratings for satisfaction,engagement, and immersion. Second, high skill rates suggested that it helped users to gain familiaritywith controllers. Finally, a medium-high value for flow pointed to major concerns related to skilland challenges with this sort of iVR experience. A few cases of cybersickness also arose. The surveyshowed that only intense cybersickness levels significantly limited performance and enjoyment; lowlevels had no influence on flow and immersion and little influence on skill, presence, and engagement,greatly reducing the benefits of the tutorial, despite which it remained useful.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7324
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7324
LA eng
NO This work was partially supported by the ACIS project (Reference Number INVESTUN/21/BU/0002) of the Consejeria de Empleo e Industria of the Junta de Castilla y León (Spain), the Erasmus+ RISKREAL Project (Reference Number 2020-1-ES01-KA204-081847) of the European Commission and the HumanAid Project (Reference Number TED2021-129485B-C43) of the Proyectos Estratégicos Orientados a la Transición Ecológica y a la Transición Digital of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 24-nov-2024