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Training in Virtual Environments: Analysis of Task Appropriateness
Training in Virtual Environments: Analysis of Task Appropriateness
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Philbin, David A.
Ribarsky, William
Walker, Neff
Hubbard, C. Ellis
Ribarsky, William
Walker, Neff
Hubbard, C. Ellis
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Abstract
The need for evaluating task appropriateness in virtual
training is discussed. A framework is developed for
understanding navigational tasks and spatial cognition
and their demands for training. The training abilities
of virtual environments are critically examined and
compared to the demands for navigational training.
An experiment is performed to examine navigational
training in a virtual environment and with a map. The
results show superior performance for the group
trained with the map, yet also show successful training
using the virtual environment. A lack of guidelines
for conducting virtual training is discussed, and
further research is suggested.
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1997
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