Paper Info
Title
An Evaluation Of Immersive Displays For Virtual Human Experiences
Abstract
This paper compares a large-screen display to a non-stereo head-mounted display (HMD) for a virtual human (VH) experience. As VH experiences are increasingly being applied to training, it is important to understand the effect of immersive displays on user interaction with VHs. Results are reported from a user study (n=27) of 10 minute human-VH interactions in a VH experience which allows medical students to practice communication skills with VH patients. Results showed that student self-ratings of empathy, a critical doctor-patient communication skill, were significantly higher in the HMD; however, when compared to observations of student behavior, students using the large-screen display were able to more accurately reflect on their use of empathy. More work is necessary to understand why the HMD inhibits students' ability to self-reflect on their use of empathy.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1109/VR.2008.4480764
IEEE VIRTUAL REALITY 2008, PROCEEDINGS
Keywords
Field
DocType
virtual humans, embodied agents, display comparison, medical education, immersive virtual environments
Empathy,Virtual reality,Large screen display,Computer science,Communication skills,Human–computer interaction,Immersion (virtual reality),Virtual actor,Multimedia
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
9
0.58
11
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kyle Johnsen120026.37
Benjamin Lok226625.24