TY - GEN
T1 - For the Many, Not the One
T2 - 16th International Conference on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, EuroVR 2019
AU - Wallgrün, Jan Oliver
AU - Chang, Jack
AU - Zhao, Jiayan
AU - Sajjadi, Pejman
AU - Oprean, Danielle
AU - Murphy, Thomas B.
AU - Baka, Jennifer
AU - Klippel, Alexander
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The paper details the design and evaluation of a joint, multi-user immersive virtual field trip (iVFT). The setting for our work centers on academic disciplines that value place-based education. The reported user study is embedded into a developing research framework on place-based learning and the role immersive experiences play as supplement, proxy, or through providing experiences physically not possible. The results of this study are both practical as well as theoretical, demonstrating the feasibility of using entry level immersive technologies in regular classroom settings and showing that even low-cost VR experiences strongly relying on 360 ∘ imagery add value to place-based education. With quantitative analysis, we also identify potentially critical aspects in how individual differences shape the adoption of this technology. Finally, we report insights gained through two qualitative analyses on how to improve the design of future iVFTs for educational purposes.
AB - The paper details the design and evaluation of a joint, multi-user immersive virtual field trip (iVFT). The setting for our work centers on academic disciplines that value place-based education. The reported user study is embedded into a developing research framework on place-based learning and the role immersive experiences play as supplement, proxy, or through providing experiences physically not possible. The results of this study are both practical as well as theoretical, demonstrating the feasibility of using entry level immersive technologies in regular classroom settings and showing that even low-cost VR experiences strongly relying on 360 ∘ imagery add value to place-based education. With quantitative analysis, we also identify potentially critical aspects in how individual differences shape the adoption of this technology. Finally, we report insights gained through two qualitative analyses on how to improve the design of future iVFTs for educational purposes.
KW - Place-based education
KW - Virtual field trip
KW - Virtual reality
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-31908-3_9
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-31908-3_9
M3 - Conference paper
AN - SCOPUS:85075673696
SN - 9783030319076
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 126
EP - 148
BT - Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality - 16th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2019, Proceedings
A2 - Bourdot, Patrick
A2 - Interrante, Victoria
A2 - Nedel, Luciana
A2 - Magnenat-Thalmann, Nadia
A2 - Zachmann, Gabriel
PB - Springer
Y2 - 23 October 2019 through 25 October 2019
ER -