RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article 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 26-abr-2024