Virtual reality versus face-to-face practice: a study into situational apprehension and performance

Davis, Alyssa; Linvill, Darren L.; Hodges, Larry F.; Costa, Albert Florencio Da; Lee, Alexzander

doi:10.1080/03634523.2019.1684535

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“…Rehearsal and compensation were the most prevailing functions students reported experiencing in VR. This study elevates the similarity between actual and simulated presentations whereas earlier investigations using VR for speech rehearsals did not integrate the use of speaker notes and visual aids (see Davis et al, 2020; Frisby et al., 2020). Previously, Choi et al.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 65%

“…VR assisted in the process of maximizing participant capabilities to experience the public speaking situation, without being burdened with synthesizing the entire context from mental images. The simulated images of the VR environment allowed for the emergence of effective strategies for speaking (Davis et al., 2020; Frisby et al., 2020). Previous research has demonstrated that IIs helped to mitigate communication apprehension (Choi et al., 2015; Honeycutt et al., 2009), and this study specifically examined PSA.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, as VR headsets gain more exposure and become more prevalent for users (much like previous video recording and replay technologies) the technology continues to increase. The potentialities and integration of VR technologies offer a relatively cheap approach for the introductory course to help treat PSA (see Davis et al., 2020). The point being that happenings that occur in the VR world can ripple through to the real world (Marx, 2019).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We delineated the participants initially recruited and then specifically denoted the participants who continued after initial recruitment in study. Instructors offered varying compensation for participation; therefore, attrition occurred from recruitment to participation (similar attribution parallels other VR studies, see Davis et al, 2020). Participants (N ¼ 36) who were initially interested in study participation were recruited from the departmental introductory public speaking course at a large southern university in multiple sections with different instructors.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…VR versatility and flexibility can aid in creating and recreating almost any speaking audience or situation, and provide almost lifelike similarities. Therefore, VR provides a new platform to explore how IIs interventions may function for reducing PSA (see Davis et al., 2020; Frisby et al., 2020).…”

Section: Public Speaking Anxiety and Imagined Interactions Using Virtmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“Imagine All the People”: Imagined Interactions in Virtual Reality When Public Speaking

LeFebvre

Allen

2020

Imagination, Cognition and Personality

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This study explores the relationship between public speaking anxiety (PSA) and Imaginary Interactions (IIs). Participants ( N = 17) were recruited from the multi-section departmental introductory public speaking course. Virtual reality (VR) as a potential form of II treatment for PSA blurs the reality between imagined and actual interactions. This study utilized a sequential explanatory approach to examine inferential and descriptive findings. The inferential investigation employed a four-stage design requiring participants to complete pre-test PSA and post-test assessments before and after VR simulations, exploring II functions and attributions. The follow-up descriptive analysis expanded and generated new understanding for the complexities of II through participants’ experiences using directed content analysis. Utilizing VR as an extension of IIs highlighted the rehearsal function, and variations in attributions for discrepancy and specificity between VR realism and artificial simulated perceptions. The implications suggest that VR provides students in public speaking environments a treatment mechanism that minimizes the cognitive strain to imagine the scene and setting of the situation, while simultaneously providing assistance in PSA reduction.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 65%