Using immersive game-based virtual reality to teach fire-safety skills to children

Smith, Shana; Ericson, Emily

doi:10.1007/s10055-009-0113-6

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“…Virtual reality is one of the technologies that has been used in education to improve students' understanding since the 80s [7], [8]. It can be a tool that uses as a training tool in dangerous and expensive situations because it can provide a realistic simulation environment without any risk [9].…”

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The effectiveness of signaling principle in virtual reality courseware towards achievement of transfer learning among students with different spatial ability

Yahaya

Ahmad

2017

AIP Conference Proceedings

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Abstract. Past research revealed that students and society, in general, are relatively under-skilled in performing the practice of Islamic funeral management which is one of the "ibadah fardu kifayah" (a legal obligation that must be discharged by the Muslim community as a whole) in Islam. Participation among youth in managing funerals is relatively low, partly due to the ineffectiveness of the instructional approach.

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The effectiveness of signaling principle in virtual reality courseware towards achievement of transfer learning among students with different spatial ability

Yahaya

Ahmad

2017

AIP Conference Proceedings

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“…As such, Reis, Duarte and Rebelo [33] assert that features that can immerse and engage user should be carefully considered in the development of VR applications. Without careful considerations of such features, users can inevitably experience discomfort, disorientation, and cyber sickness, especially in navigating and exploring immersive virtual environments using cumbersome specialized equipment or hardware [34][35][36]. In contrast, according to Polcar and Horejsi [37], such problems are virtually eliminated with the use of non-immersive VR applications.…”

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Virtual Environment for Diagnosing Dyslexic Children' Visual Spatial Potential

Hamid¹,

Ubaidullah²,

Saad³

2017

IJMA

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This paper discusses the design of a non-immersive virtual environment for diagnosing dyslexic children's visual-spatial potential called D-Potensi and the diagnostic testing of the prototype. The design of the virtual environment is based on the adaption of Sutcliffe's VR development methodology, comprising four activities: (i) determining type of VR, (ii) selecting modalities and interaction devices, (iii) creating and modelling 3D objects, and (iv)creating terrains. For the diagnostic testing, a qualitative approach using semi-structured interview and an observation technique were used to identify the potential problems of DPotensi. Participants of the diagnostic test comprised the president of Malaysian Dyslexia Association (MDA), a dyslexic teacher, the father of a dyslexic child, and five dyslexic children. The results of the test suggest that the design of D-Potensi virtual environment needs further improvement to enhance its usability. As such, the researchers propose a number of suggestions to improve the design of D-Potensi virtual environment. KEYWORDS Goal-directed exploration, web-based virtual environment, non-immersive VR, dyslexic children's visualspatial potential

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“…Serious games with highly realistic scenes have been used as adjuvant psychological therapy, fire escape training and military training [4] [5]. For example, Padgett et al [6] developed a virtual reality computer game to teach fire safety skills to children diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome.…”

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“…For example, Padgett et al [6] developed a virtual reality computer game to teach fire safety skills to children diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome. Smith et al [4] helped children to learn fire safety skills with a less interactive game.…”

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Intelligent Behaviors of Virtual Characters in Serious Games for Child Safety Education

Liu

et al. 2017

Serious Games and Edutainment Applications

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The child safety education is a very urgent task in China. It is necessary to teach children to recognize unsafe factors and learn how to escape from a dangerous situation. According to the psychological characteristics of children and constructivist learning theory, 3D serious game is an effective tool to assist child safety education in primary and secondary schools. In this chapter, we summarised some of our explorations in this field. We proposed a concept of the danger zone to simulate users' risk-taking behavior; introduced Non-Player Character's (NPC) role to increase user engagement; and developed a cognitive model that could simulate the intelligent behavior of virtual agents. We also tested cases of escaping from waterside area and earthquake. Results showed that children enjoyed this new safety educational method and learnt what a danger zone is and how to escape from the danger zone effectively.

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Using immersive game-based virtual reality to teach fire-safety skills to children

Cited by 146 publications

References 10 publications

The effectiveness of signaling principle in virtual reality courseware towards achievement of transfer learning among students with different spatial ability

The effectiveness of signaling principle in virtual reality courseware towards achievement of transfer learning among students with different spatial ability

Virtual Environment for Diagnosing Dyslexic Children' Visual Spatial Potential

Intelligent Behaviors of Virtual Characters in Serious Games for Child Safety Education

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