Acceptance and effectiveness of a virtual reality public speaking training

Fabrizio Palmas; Jakub Cichor; David A. Plecher; Gudrun Klinker

doi:10.1109/ISMAR.2019.00034

Acceptance and effectiveness of a virtual reality public speaking training

Fabrizio Palmas, Jakub Cichor, David A. Plecher, Gudrun Klinker

Informatics 16 - Associate Professorship of Augmented Reality

Technical University of Munich

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

31 Scopus citations

Abstract

Virtual Reality (VR) has been gaining importance due to its numerous advantages as an immersive technology for learning applications. Next to being used in fields like manufacturing, transportation, communication, retail and real estate, it has also increased in significance for human resources development. Virtual human training programs offer exposure to difficult situations without supervision in a safe and controlled environment, as they simulate nuanced interpersonal situations and therefore allow users to gain new skills and apply them to real-life situations. Furthermore, VR training engages employees in a training session by being presented with a realistic situation designed to challenge and engage them. Practising in a controlled virtual environment also allows for easy and objective measurements of user development and the identification of strengths and weaknesses. In this paper, we evaluate if there is acceptance for practising a presentation in a VR-Speech Training (VR-ST) session using six Degrees of Freedom (6DoF) and if the 44 participants of this study improved, from a subjective point of view, valuable soft skills needed to give a convincing presentation in real life. We observed a positive tendency in the acceptance and effectiveness of the VR-ST.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	363-371
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728109879
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR.2019.00034
State	Published - Oct 2019
Event	18th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019 - Beijing, China Duration: 14 Oct 2019 → 18 Oct 2019

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Name	Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019

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Conference	18th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	14/10/19 → 18/10/19

Keywords

Experimental Study
Leadership
Public Speaking
Social Presence
Soft Skills
Uncanny Valley
Virtual Reality
Virtual Training

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Palmas, F., Cichor, J., Plecher, D. A., & Klinker, G. (2019). Acceptance and effectiveness of a virtual reality public speaking training. In Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019 (pp. 363-371). Article 8943733 (Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR.2019.00034

Palmas, Fabrizio ; Cichor, Jakub ; Plecher, David A. et al. / Acceptance and effectiveness of a virtual reality public speaking training. Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. pp. 363-371 (Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019).

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Palmas, F, Cichor, J, Plecher, DA & Klinker, G 2019, Acceptance and effectiveness of a virtual reality public speaking training. in Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019., 8943733, Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 363-371, 18th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019, Beijing, China, 14/10/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR.2019.00034

Acceptance and effectiveness of a virtual reality public speaking training. / Palmas, Fabrizio; Cichor, Jakub; Plecher, David A. et al.
Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. p. 363-371 8943733 (Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019).

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Palmas F, Cichor J, Plecher DA, Klinker G. Acceptance and effectiveness of a virtual reality public speaking training. In Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. p. 363-371. 8943733. (Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2019). doi: 10.1109/ISMAR.2019.00034

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