Design and testing of a virtual reality enabled experience that enhances engagement and simulates empathy for historical events and characters

James Calvert; Rhodora Abadla; Syed Mohammad Tauseef

doi:10.1109/VR.2019.8797864

Design and testing of a virtual reality enabled experience that enhances engagement and simulates empathy for historical events and characters

James Calvert, Rhodora Abadla, Syed Mohammad Tauseef

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Abstract

Our study uses Virtual Reality (VR) to transport high school students into the mountains of Papua New Guinea during World War Two - the Kokoda campaign - to witness first-hand the hardships faced by both Australian and Japanese soldiers. By using photogrammetry of real locations and artefacts, in combination with animated characters, Kokoda VR places the students in the centre of the action. Results from data collected in two Australian high schools has shown that a linear narrative in the VR condition increases feelings of empathy for the soldiers, over the 360° video desktop application. Students using VR also reported higher levels of engagement than students using 360° video and the study found a positive correlation between high engagement and increased empathy in VR.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	868-869
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728113777
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2019.8797864
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2019
Event	26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Osaka, Japan Duration: 23 Mar 2019 → 27 Mar 2019

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Name	26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings

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Conference	26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Osaka
Period	23/03/19 → 27/03/19

Keywords

Centered computing
Human
User studies
Virtual reality

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Calvert, J., Abadla, R., & Tauseef, S. M. (2019). Design and testing of a virtual reality enabled experience that enhances engagement and simulates empathy for historical events and characters. In 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings (pp. 868-869). Article 8797864 (26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2019.8797864

Calvert, James ; Abadla, Rhodora ; Tauseef, Syed Mohammad. / Design and testing of a virtual reality enabled experience that enhances engagement and simulates empathy for historical events and characters. 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. pp. 868-869 (26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings).

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Calvert, J, Abadla, R & Tauseef, SM 2019, Design and testing of a virtual reality enabled experience that enhances engagement and simulates empathy for historical events and characters. in 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings., 8797864, 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 868-869, 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019, Osaka, Japan, 23/03/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2019.8797864

Design and testing of a virtual reality enabled experience that enhances engagement and simulates empathy for historical events and characters. / Calvert, James; Abadla, Rhodora; Tauseef, Syed Mohammad.
26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. p. 868-869 8797864 (26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings).

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Calvert J, Abadla R, Tauseef SM. Design and testing of a virtual reality enabled experience that enhances engagement and simulates empathy for historical events and characters. In 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. p. 868-869. 8797864. (26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/VR.2019.8797864

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