TY - GEN

T1 - The Influence of Isolation on Learning in an Immersive Laboratory Environment

AU - Holly, Michael

AU - Sommer, Samuel

AU - Ruh, Thomas

AU - Stadlbauer, David

AU - Rameshan, Christoph

AU - Pirker, Johanna

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 IEEE.

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - Today's learning environments often involve multiple streams of information and entertainment during the learning process. Providing content via virtual reality (VR) can be used to create an isolated and engaging learning environment, in which immersion and interactivity are key factors for learning. Reducing the cognitive load in interactive VR environments by highlighting relevant material can attract the learner's attention. In this paper, we investigate the effect of isolation-based design on the learning experience in a VR-chemistry-lab environment. The lab environment includes a visualization of an interactive chemistry simulation to teach the concept of catalysis using a black box representation. Users can observe and influence the chemical reactions on different surfaces. We present an AB study with 39 participants to evaluate the users' emotions, motivation, learning experience, and outcome. The results indicate a positive effect on the learning outcomes and engage users in learning.

AB - Today's learning environments often involve multiple streams of information and entertainment during the learning process. Providing content via virtual reality (VR) can be used to create an isolated and engaging learning environment, in which immersion and interactivity are key factors for learning. Reducing the cognitive load in interactive VR environments by highlighting relevant material can attract the learner's attention. In this paper, we investigate the effect of isolation-based design on the learning experience in a VR-chemistry-lab environment. The lab environment includes a visualization of an interactive chemistry simulation to teach the concept of catalysis using a black box representation. Users can observe and influence the chemical reactions on different surfaces. We present an AB study with 39 participants to evaluate the users' emotions, motivation, learning experience, and outcome. The results indicate a positive effect on the learning outcomes and engage users in learning.

KW - e-learning

KW - immersive learning

KW - virtual reality

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85174634174&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1109/ICALT58122.2023.00090

DO - 10.1109/ICALT58122.2023.00090

M3 - Conference contribution

AN - SCOPUS:85174634174

VL - 2023

T3 - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)

SP - 285

EP - 289

BT - International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)

A2 - Chang, Maiga

A2 - Chen, Nian-Shing

A2 - Kuo, Rita

A2 - Rudolph, George

A2 - Sampson, Demetrios G

A2 - Tlili, Ahmed

PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

T2 - 23rd IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2023

Y2 - 10 July 2023 through 13 July 2023

ER -