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Allcoat, Devon, Hatchard, Tim, Azmat, Freeha, Stansfield, Kim, Watson, Derrick G. and von Mühlenen, Adrian (2021) Education in the digital age : learning experience in virtual and mixed realities. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 59 (5). pp. 795-816. doi:10.1177/0735633120985120 ISSN 0735-6331.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0735633120985120
Abstract
In recent years Virtual Reality has been revitalized, having gained and lost popularity between the 1960s and 1990s, and is now widely used for entertainment purposes. However, Virtual Reality, along with Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality, has broader application possibilities, thanks to significant advances in technology and accessibility. In the current study, we examined the effectiveness of these new technologies for use in education. We found that learning in both virtual and mixed environments resulted in similar levels of performance to traditional learning. However, participants reported higher levels of engagement in both Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality conditions compared to the traditional learning condition, and higher levels of positive emotions in the Virtual Reality condition. No simulator sickness was found from using either headset, and both headsets scored similarly for system usability and user acceptance of the technology. Virtual Reality, however, did produce a higher sense of presence than Mixed Reality. Overall, the findings suggest that some benefits can be gained from using Virtual and Mixed Realities for education.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Computer-assisted instruction, Information technology -- Social aspects, Distance education, Educational technology, Interactive multimedia, Education -- Effect of technological innovations on | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Educational Computing Research | ||||||||
Publisher: | SAGE Publications | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0735-6331 | ||||||||
Official Date: | September 2021 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 59 | ||||||||
Number: | 5 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 795-816 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/0735633120985120 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 17 December 2020 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 18 December 2020 | ||||||||
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