Analysis of teenagers' preferences and concerns regarding HMDs in education

Jie Guo; Dongdong Weng; Yue Liu; Qiyong Chen; Yongtian Wang

Virtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware (Oct 2021)

Analysis of teenagers' preferences and concerns regarding HMDs in education

Jie Guo,
Dongdong Weng,
Yue Liu,
Qiyong Chen,
Yongtian Wang

Affiliations

Jie Guo: Beijing Engineering Research Center of Mixed Reality and Advanced Display, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Dongdong Weng: Beijing Engineering Research Center of Mixed Reality and Advanced Display, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; AICFVE of Beijing Film Academy No. 4, Xitucheng Rd, Haidian, Beijing 100088, China; Corresponding author.
Yue Liu: Beijing Engineering Research Center of Mixed Reality and Advanced Display, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; AICFVE of Beijing Film Academy No. 4, Xitucheng Rd, Haidian, Beijing 100088, China
Qiyong Chen: Vive Immersive Lab, No. 1, Zhongguancun East Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China
Yongtian Wang: Beijing Engineering Research Center of Mixed Reality and Advanced Display, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; AICFVE of Beijing Film Academy No. 4, Xitucheng Rd, Haidian, Beijing 100088, China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 5
pp. 369 – 382

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Background: Virtual reality (VR) has become a powerful and promising tool for education, and numerous studies have investigated the application and effectiveness of VR education. However, few studies have focused on the expectations and concerns of teenagers regarding head-mounted displays (HMDs), which are used for this purpose. Methods: In this paper, we aim to explore the current problems and necessary advancements required in VR education based on a survey of 163 senior high school students who experience VR educational content for 1h. The usability and comfort of the HMD system, the physical and psychological effects on the students, and their preferences and concerns are investigated. Results: The results show that HMDs increase students' interest, concentration, and enthusiasm for learning. However, isolated virtual environments make students feel nervous and afraid. The immersive environment also makes them worry about VR addiction and confusing the physical world with the virtual one. Conclusions: VR has great potential in the field of education, but the issue of safety needs to be considered in the future.

Published in Virtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware

ISSN: 2096-5796 (Print); 2666-1209 (Online)
Publisher: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics: Computer engineering. Computer hardware
Website: https://www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/virtual-reality-and-intelligent-hardware/

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