Training in Affectively Intense Virtual Environments

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Wilfred, L., Hall, R., Hilgers, M., Leu, M., Hortenstine, J., Walker, C. & Reddy, M. (2004). Training in Affectively Intense Virtual Environments. In Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (pp. 2233-2240). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2004
Washington, DC, USA2004
AACE

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Authors

Lawrence Wilfred, Richard Hall, Michael Hilgers, Ming Leu, John Hortenstine, Christopher Walker, Madhu Reddy, University of Missouri - Rolla, USA

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of affective intensity of a virtual reality (VR) training environment on learning, as demonstrated by performance within a "real life", affectively intense environment. Participants completed a VR "training" scenario in which they were required to locate victims of a terrorist attack either in an "affectively intense" or "neutral" environment. Participants then attempted to locate the rooms containing the victims within the actual building, the VR environment was modeled on, as they listened to affectively intense audio. The major findings were: 1) Those who trained in the affectively intense environment performed substantially better in the "real" environment; 2) Participants in the two environments did not differ with respect to autonomic arousal or perceived presence; and 3) Those more experienced with computer games reported a higher degree of presence in the virtual environment and performed better in the "real" environment.

Keywords

• Training
• Virtual Environments

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