Evaluation of Spatial Perspective Taking Skills using a Digital Game with Different Levels of Immersion
The present paper presents the results of an experiment aimed at assessing the impact of different levels of immersion on performance in a Spatial Perspective Taking (SPT) task. Since SPT is an embodied skill, the hypothesis was that the more immersive a tool is, the better the performance should be...
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| author | Laura Freina Rosa Bottino Mauro Tavella Carlo Chiorri |
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| description | The present paper presents the results of an experiment aimed at assessing the impact of different levels of immersion on performance in a Spatial Perspective Taking (SPT) task. Since SPT is an embodied skill, the hypothesis was that the more immersive a tool is, the better the performance should be. Ninety-eight students from a local primary school have played with three different versions of a game: (i) completely immersive with a Head Mounted Display, (ii) semi immersive on a computer screen and (iii) non-immersive where no movements were possible for the player. Results showed that in the immersive versions of the game, players obtained higher scores than in the non-immersive version, suggesting that an immersive tool can better support performance in a SPT task. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-696e4f01c46e44dfb66552f766462c2a2022-12-21T21:49:21ZengSerious Games SocietyInternational Journal of Serious Games2384-87662017-09-014310.17083/ijsg.v4i3.17899Evaluation of Spatial Perspective Taking Skills using a Digital Game with Different Levels of ImmersionLaura Freina0Rosa Bottino1Mauro Tavella2Carlo Chiorri3National Research Council – Institute for Educational TechnologiesNational Research Council – Institute for Educational TechnologiesNational Research Council – Institute for Educational TechnologiesUniversity of Genova – DISFORThe present paper presents the results of an experiment aimed at assessing the impact of different levels of immersion on performance in a Spatial Perspective Taking (SPT) task. Since SPT is an embodied skill, the hypothesis was that the more immersive a tool is, the better the performance should be. Ninety-eight students from a local primary school have played with three different versions of a game: (i) completely immersive with a Head Mounted Display, (ii) semi immersive on a computer screen and (iii) non-immersive where no movements were possible for the player. Results showed that in the immersive versions of the game, players obtained higher scores than in the non-immersive version, suggesting that an immersive tool can better support performance in a SPT task.http://journal.seriousgamessociety.org/index.php/IJSG/article/view/178Spatial Perspective TakingVirtual RealityImmersionSpatial Reasoning |
| spellingShingle | Laura Freina Rosa Bottino Mauro Tavella Carlo Chiorri Evaluation of Spatial Perspective Taking Skills using a Digital Game with Different Levels of Immersion International Journal of Serious Games Spatial Perspective Taking Virtual Reality Immersion Spatial Reasoning |
| title | Evaluation of Spatial Perspective Taking Skills using a Digital Game with Different Levels of Immersion |
| title_full | Evaluation of Spatial Perspective Taking Skills using a Digital Game with Different Levels of Immersion |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Spatial Perspective Taking Skills using a Digital Game with Different Levels of Immersion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Spatial Perspective Taking Skills using a Digital Game with Different Levels of Immersion |
| title_short | Evaluation of Spatial Perspective Taking Skills using a Digital Game with Different Levels of Immersion |
| title_sort | evaluation of spatial perspective taking skills using a digital game with different levels of immersion |
| topic | Spatial Perspective Taking Virtual Reality Immersion Spatial Reasoning |
| url | http://journal.seriousgamessociety.org/index.php/IJSG/article/view/178 |
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