Abstract
We present a new spatial skills assessment tool, the Virtual Reality Mental Rotation Assessment. Results suggest that the gamified immersive experience enabled increased levels of engagement and motivation and the instrument was likely not biased in favor or people with past virtual reality (VR) experience. Using VR did not appear to introduce additional problems beyond those present in a traditional spatial test, as moving one’s body to change perspective did not correlate with improved performance. Our findings have implications for training and assessing spatial skills in engineering.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2805-2814 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Design Society |
| Volume | 4 |
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| State | Published - 2024 |
| Event | 2024 International Design Society Conference, Design 2024 - Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Croatia Duration: May 20 2024 → May 23 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- design education
- mental rotation
- spatial skills
- virtual reality (VR)
- visualisation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Computer Science Applications
- Software
- Modeling and Simulation