The Use of Virtual Reality Alone Does Not Promote Training Performance (but Sense of Presence Does)
Virtual reality (VR) offers novel ways to develop skills and learning. This technology can be used to enhance the way we educate and train professionals by possibly being more effective, cost-efficient, and reducing training-related risks. However, the potential benefits from virtual training assume...
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| description | Virtual reality (VR) offers novel ways to develop skills and learning. This technology can be used to enhance the way we educate and train professionals by possibly being more effective, cost-efficient, and reducing training-related risks. However, the potential benefits from virtual training assume that the trained skills can be transferred to the real world. Nevertheless, in the current published scientific literature, there is limited empirical evidence that links VR use to better learning. The present investigation aimed to explore the use of VR as a tool for training procedural skills and compare this modality with traditional instruction methods. To investigate skill development using the two forms of training, participants were randomly divided into two groups. The first group received training through an instructional video, while the second group trained in VR. After the training session, the participants performed the trained task in a real setting, and task performance was measured. Subsequently, the user’s experienced sense of presence and simulator sickness (SS) was measured with self-report questionnaires. There were no significant differences between groups for any of the performance measures. There was no gender effect on performance. Importantly, the results of the present study indicate that a high sense of presence during the VR simulation might contribute to increased skill learning. These findings can be used as a starting point that could be of value when further exploring VR as a tool for skill development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9fec577e004d435bb0cdf03a08cfa9732022-12-21T23:40:13ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-07-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.01743553693The Use of Virtual Reality Alone Does Not Promote Training Performance (but Sense of Presence Does)Simone Grassini0Karin Laumann1Martin Rasmussen Skogstad2Martin Rasmussen Skogstad3Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayNTNU Social Research, Studio Apertura, Trondheim, NorwayVirtual reality (VR) offers novel ways to develop skills and learning. This technology can be used to enhance the way we educate and train professionals by possibly being more effective, cost-efficient, and reducing training-related risks. However, the potential benefits from virtual training assume that the trained skills can be transferred to the real world. Nevertheless, in the current published scientific literature, there is limited empirical evidence that links VR use to better learning. The present investigation aimed to explore the use of VR as a tool for training procedural skills and compare this modality with traditional instruction methods. To investigate skill development using the two forms of training, participants were randomly divided into two groups. The first group received training through an instructional video, while the second group trained in VR. After the training session, the participants performed the trained task in a real setting, and task performance was measured. Subsequently, the user’s experienced sense of presence and simulator sickness (SS) was measured with self-report questionnaires. There were no significant differences between groups for any of the performance measures. There was no gender effect on performance. Importantly, the results of the present study indicate that a high sense of presence during the VR simulation might contribute to increased skill learning. These findings can be used as a starting point that could be of value when further exploring VR as a tool for skill development.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01743/fullhead-mounted displaysvirtual realitypresenceperformancetraininghuman factors |
| spellingShingle | Simone Grassini Karin Laumann Martin Rasmussen Skogstad Martin Rasmussen Skogstad The Use of Virtual Reality Alone Does Not Promote Training Performance (but Sense of Presence Does) Frontiers in Psychology head-mounted displays virtual reality presence performance training human factors |
| title | The Use of Virtual Reality Alone Does Not Promote Training Performance (but Sense of Presence Does) |
| title_full | The Use of Virtual Reality Alone Does Not Promote Training Performance (but Sense of Presence Does) |
| title_fullStr | The Use of Virtual Reality Alone Does Not Promote Training Performance (but Sense of Presence Does) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Virtual Reality Alone Does Not Promote Training Performance (but Sense of Presence Does) |
| title_short | The Use of Virtual Reality Alone Does Not Promote Training Performance (but Sense of Presence Does) |
| title_sort | use of virtual reality alone does not promote training performance but sense of presence does |
| topic | head-mounted displays virtual reality presence performance training human factors |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01743/full |
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