Marine debris awareness improvement using immersive virtual reality.

Autor: Joshi S; Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA. Electronic address: sgj74@msstate.edu., Wang Y; Center for Continuing Education, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA. Electronic address: yw420@msstate.edu., Sparks E; Coastal Marine Extension Program, Mississippi State University, Biloxi, MS 39532, USA. Electronic address: Eric.sparks@msstate.edu., Marufuzzaman M; Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA. Electronic address: maruf@ise.msstate.edu., Sartain M; Coastal Marine Extension Program, Mississippi State University, Biloxi, MS 39532, USA. Electronic address: Mandy.sartain@msstate.edu., Ma J; Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA. Electronic address: ma@ise.msstate.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Marine pollution bulletin [Mar Pollut Bull] 2023 Jan; Vol. 186, pp. 114406. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 02.
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114406
Abstrakt: Improving awareness of marine debris could lead to large scale benefits. However, existing marine debris awareness approaches can often be limited in engagement. A more interactive and innovative educational method is needed to increase engagement and action. In this study, we use an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) approach and assess the efficacy and effectiveness of this approach. Three marine debris-related VR modules were developed. To validate the performance VR approach, we compared VR with traditional video-based education. Efficacy measured simulation sickness, system usability, and user experience; effectiveness evaluated knowledge gained and motivation. Twenty-five students were recruited in the study and randomly allocated into two groups. Within the current sample, the developed VR educational approach led to a significantly higher motivation for action and acceptable efficacy performance. These results indicate that VR-based education has the potential to lead to large scale prevention and management of marine debris.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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