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ERIC Number: EJ1353900
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 18
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EISSN: EISSN-2227-7102
Design, Development, and Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Serious Game for School Fire Preparedness Training
Mystakidis, Stylianos; Besharat, Jeries; Papantzikos, George; Christopoulos, Athanasios; Stylios, Chrysostomos; Agorgianitis, Spiros; Tselentis, Dimitrios
Education Sciences, v12 Article 281 2022
Immersive virtual reality (VR) is a technology that can be effective for procedural skills training through game-based simulations such as serious games. The current study describes the instructional design, development, and evaluation of the FSCHOOL fire preparedness serious game in a cave automatic virtual environment (CAVE-VR) for elementary school teachers. The main game mechanics include a storytelling scenario, enhanced realism, freedom of movement, levels, and points corresponding to the learning mechanics of instruction, action, simulation, discovery, repetition, and imitation. The game was developed in Unity 3D with the help of the Fire Dynamics Simulator and a script to emulate and visualize fire propagation. The game featured three levels to respond to school fire safety regulations and was evaluated by elementary school teachers (N = 33) in Greece. A comparative quantitative study was conducted with experimental and control groups. The results indicate that the VR serious game is appropriate for training, providing challenge, enjoyment, and mastery.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education
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