Visual Perception in VR Training: Impact of Information Transfer Methods

Maximilian Rettinger, Michael Hug, Hassan Kamel, Yashita Saxena, Gerhard Rigoll

Abstract: Virtual Reality (VR) has great potential for education and training, but it is not fully understood how to make VR training as effective as possible. An investigation indicated that a combination of auditory and textual information is the best way to present training instructions and explanations to the user. However, is it also suitable to perceive the training content visualized in the virtual environment? We conduct a within-subjects study to investigate this by comparing users' gaze attention in four information transfer methods. The results are consistent with previous findings that the auditory-visual combination is the most appropriate of the methods compared.