Merging the gap between physical and virtual realities: a pilot study on the role designed props play in creating a more immersive virtual experience

Fouad, N, Bingham, G ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6971-033X and Dean, L, 2023. Merging the gap between physical and virtual realities: a pilot study on the role designed props play in creating a more immersive virtual experience. The Design Journal. ISSN 1460-6925

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Abstract

Virtual Reality (VR) technologies have gained momentum in various fields, including art and design, where it plays a significant role in modelling, prototyping, and testing. However, most VR headsets offer only visual and auditory inputs, leaving other senses unintrigued. This study has two objectives: First, to investigate whether a physical prop can create a more immersive experience. Second, to establish the relationship between the physical prop and memory retention of the virtual experience. Two VR rollercoaster conditions were created: one where participants simply sat on a chair, and another where they were secured in with a harness. Various qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were used, including physiological, observational, and self-reporting techniques. Biosensors were used to measure heart rate, breathing rate, skin conductance and brain activity, in addition to a survey. Early results confirm a positive correlation, with varying degrees, between the use of props in immersion and memory retention.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	The Design Journal
Creators:	Fouad, N., Bingham, G. and Dean, L.
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Date:	24 May 2023
ISSN:	1460-6925
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/14606925.2023.2215420 DOI 1777991 Other
Rights:	© 2023 the author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham School of Art & Design
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	05 Jul 2023 14:28
Last Modified:	05 Jul 2023 14:28
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/49325

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