Comparison of Single and Multiuser Immersive Mobile Virtual Reality Usability in Construction Education

Autor/inn/en	Birt, James; Vasilevski, Nikolche
Titel	Comparison of Single and Multiuser Immersive Mobile Virtual Reality Usability in Construction Education
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 24 (2021) 2, S.93-106 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Computer Simulation; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Construction Industry; Program Effectiveness; Usability; Foreign Countries; Graduate Students; Visualization; Student Attitudes; Spatial Ability; Interaction; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Telekommunikationstechnik; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Baugewerbe; Ausland; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Visualisation; Visualisierung; Schülerverhalten; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Interaktion; Australien
Abstract	Immersive virtual reality (IVR) and mobile technologies have been identified as important in reimaging information delivery and pedagogy. This, coupled with evolving research in single (SUVR) and multiuser (MUVR) IVR environments, may enhance educational practice. However, there is limited research on the impact of such technologies on the learners' experience in authentic learning environments, such as building information modeling in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) workflows. This paper addresses this through a study of forty-eight participants recruited from a postgraduate construction course at an Australian University to answer a research question on how mobile MUVR is more useable than mobile SUVR when experiencing building information models. A within-subjects' experiment was performed using a mixed-methods approach assessing participant mobile IVR Usability on a 5-point Likert scale across four constructs and analysis of reflective sentiment and essays. The results show that when the participants moved from SUVR to MUVR, this significantly increased the overall perceived mobile IVR Usability. Combined with the qualitative analysis, these results suggest that MUVR influences mobile IVR Usability and an increase in learner experience. This study can be used as a launchpad for future research that will explore the causes of the evolution of the enhancement that MUVR provides, expanding beyond the scope of AEC education and industries. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01