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Maxine Berthiaume; Max Kinateder; Bruno Emond; Natalia Cooper; Ishika Obeegadoo; Jean-François Lapointe – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Access to dangerous goods training for firefighters in remote areas is limited for financial and logistical reasons. Virtual reality (VR) is a promising solution for this challenge as it is cost-effective, safe, and allows to simulate realistic scenarios that would be dangerous or difficult to implement in the real world. However, rigorous…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Computer Simulation, Fire Protection, Transportation
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Chiara Carnazzo; Stefania Spada; Sebastiano Lamacchia; Federico Manuri; Andrea Sanna; Maria Pia Cavatorta – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2024
Purpose: Preventive ergonomics is essential to protecting the health and safety of workers as is recognizing human variability. The purpose of this paper is to describe a Unity-based application designed for three-dimensional postural analysis and visualizations using motion capture data. Integration with virtual reality (VR) technologies allows…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Handheld Devices, Human Body, Auto Mechanics
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Yu-Ching Chen – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2025
Occupational safety and health education is usually lecture-based, and students generally have limited retention. Immersive virtual reality (IVR) facilitates students to learn and explore more actively in safe environments. However, learning with the aid of IVR may not guarantee better learning achievement, practical skills, and positive…
Descriptors: Occupational Safety and Health, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Richard Hannah – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2024
The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of emotionally resonant videos on transfer of learning for adult learners who take virtual reality (VR) computer-based training (CBT) courses. The intent of this research was to determine if emotion could be used to optimize VR exercises used to support the energy industry. The…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Video Technology, Transfer of Training, Emotional Response