Immersive medium for early clinical exposure – knowledge acquisition, spatial orientation and the unexpected role of annotation in 360° VR photos Immersives Medium fur die fruhzeitige klinische Exposition – Wissenserwerb, raumliche Orientierung und die unerwartete Rolle der Annotation in 360°-VR-Fotos

ABSTRACT:

Aim:

360° VR photos could be a low-threshold possibility to increase early clinical exposure. Apart from granting insights into local routines and premises, the medium should facilitate knowledge acquisition and spatial orientation depending on its design. This assumption, however, is not yet substantiated empirically. Thus, three hypotheses were tested in consideration of Mayer’s modality principle: 1) Providing 360° VR photos as visual reference improves retention and comprehension of information. 2) The annotation of text boxes in 360° VR photos compromises spatial orientation and presence. 3) Annotated audio commentary is superior to annotated text boxes in terms of cognitive load and knowledge acquisition.

Methods:

Using head-mounted displays, students of human (N=

SUBMITTER: Speidel R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10010766 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature