A systematic review on the use of immersive virtual reality to train professionals

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Narciso, D (Author) Other; Melo, M (Author) Other; Rodrigues, S (Author) Other; Cunha, JPS (Author) FEUP; Vasconcelos Raposo, J (Author) Other; Bessa, M (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Multimedia Tools and Applications

Vol. 80 No. 12

ISSN: 1380-7501

Publisher: Springer Nature

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 19 Citations

Scopus - 19 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00T-BM4

DOI: 10.1007/s11042-020-10454-y

Abstract (EN): The main goal of this systematic review is to synthesize existing evidence on the use of immersive virtual reality (IVR) to train professionals as well as to identify the main gaps and challenges that still remain and need to be addressed by future research. Following a comprehensive search, 66 documents were identified, assessed for relevance, and analysed. The main areas of application of IVR-based training were identified. Moreover, we identified the stimuli provided, the hardware used and information regarding training evaluation. The results showed that the areas in which a greater number of works were published were those related to healthcare and elementary occupations. In hardware, the most commonly used equipment was head mounted displays (HMDs), headphones included in the HMDs and handheld controllers. Moreover, the results indicated that IVR training systems are often evaluated manually, the most common metric being questionnaires applied before and after the experiment, and that IVR training systems have a positive effect in training professionals. We conclude that the literature is insufficient for determining the effect of IVR in the training of professionals. Although some works indicated promising results, there are still relevant themes that must be explored and limitations to overcome before virtual training replaces real-world training.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 20