Wearable displays with augmented reality are in an early phase of adoption by the public. The uptake is slow and user studies regarding acceptance and use are scarce and have limitations to understand long-term use and their influence on daily life. The complexity of understanding long-term use requires …

Activity-based work environments are widely adopted; however, research shows mixed findings regarding privacy issues, satisfaction with the work environment, and task performance. To further our understanding, two complementary studies drawing on Person-Environment fit theory were conducted: (1) A field …

Presence, een psychologische staat van 'er zijn ' (i.e. aanwezig voelen), wordt binnen de literatuur beschouwd als een belangrijke maat voor de ontwikkeling en evaluatie van virtuele omgevingen, waaronder Virtual Reality (VR). Hoewel VR in combinatie met 360°video steeds meer wordt ingezet binnen de …

Ambulanceverpleegkundigen hebben in toenemende mate te maken met complexe en onvoorspelbare omstandigheden (denk hierbij aan het omgaan met opdringerige omstanders, het bekogeld worden met vuurwerk tijdens oudejaarsavond of het behandelen van een kind met ernstige brandwonden). De Hanzehogeschool Groningen …

The global shortages of nurses require a closer look at why nursing students stop in the later years of their degree programme. The purpose of this study is to explore nursing students' experiences and reasons that lead to this late dropout. Semi-structured interviews were held in 2017 with eleven former …

Strukton Rail is interested in facilitating training and increasing employee safety awareness through a VR simulation. In this paper it is discussed in how far audio can be used in order to increase the immersion of the simulation. Besides the well-known means of spatial audio, there are other means …

This graduation thesis details an attempt at raising awareness, among a defined target audience, for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life under water, by means of a virtual reality escape room (VRER).   In order to reach the goal of raising awareness a concept was developed revolving …

As Strukton Rail faces absence under employees that work on railroad construction sites, a change must be made. Part of this absence is caused by occupational accidents. With modern-day technology, Strukton Rail would like to explore the possibilities of a virtual reality training simulator to increase …

Strukton Rail wants to try new training methods for their employees by creating a virtual reality simulation where the workers can practice in a safe environment. Strukton employees have to do maintenance work in heights in the rail track. Besides the risks related to the actual job of working in heights, …

Dit onderzoek richt zich op de ervaringen met Virtual Reality bij complexe echtscheidingen. Bij de VR-empathietraining worden de ‘vechtende’ ouders ondergedompeld in de beleving van het kind, dat getuige is van hun ruzies. Het doel is dat ouders zich verplaatsen in de gevoelens en gedachten van hun kind(eren) …