An Evaluation of Virtual Reality Role-Play Experiences for Helping-Profession Courses

Autor/inn/en	Rogers, Shane L.; Hollett, Ross; Li, Yanqi R.; Speelman, Craig P.
Titel	An Evaluation of Virtual Reality Role-Play Experiences for Helping-Profession Courses
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 49 (2022) 1, S.78-84 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rogers, Shane L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
DOI	10.1177/0098628320983231
Schlagwörter	Computer Simulation; Role Playing; Vignettes; Counselor Training; Counselor Client Relationship; Helping Relationship; Emotional Experience; Psychology; Scripts; Undergraduate Students; Learner Engagement; Technology Integration + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Rollenspiel; Helfende Beziehung; Psychologie; Skript
Abstract	Background: Providing students with virtual role-play experiences has the potential to bring counseling role-plays into large undergraduate courses. Objective: The purpose of this study was to trial a virtual reality role-play experience where students played the role of a student counsellor. Method: Seventy-three undergraduate psychology students played the role of a student counsellor interacting with a virtual client in two role-plays, one via desktop and one via head mounted display (HMD). Students provided feedback on their experience. Results: 70% of the students found the experiences very interesting, engaging and immersive, with 82% preferring the HMD mode of presentation. The virtual characters were believable as distressed clients with 96% of students perceiving greater negative than positive emotion expressed by the characters. Most of the students (64%) mood improved from the beginning of the experience to the end, however 14% experienced a decline in mood. The students agreed (95%) that the experiences would be a valuable experience to a psychology course. Conclusion: Our results provide evidence that the virtual role-play experiences are well-liked by students. Teaching Implications: The approach presented in this paper represents a practical method to provide virtual role-play experiences to both on-campus and online undergraduate students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01