Pedagogical Agents in Virtual Reality for Training of Biomedical Engineering Students
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| Názov: | Pedagogical Agents in Virtual Reality for Training of Biomedical Engineering Students |
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| Autori: | Ersilia Vallefuoco, Elisabetta Ponticelli, Alessandro Pepino, Francesco Amato |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education. :915-920 |
| Informácie o vydavateľovi: | SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2025. |
| Rok vydania: | 2025 |
| Predmety: | Virtual Agent, Experiential Learning, Pedagogical Agent, Virtual Agent, Conversational Agent, eXtended Reality, Virtual Reality, Engineering Education, Simulation, Experiential Learning, Pedagogical Agent, eXtended Reality, Conversational Agent, Virtual Reality, Engineering Education, Simulation |
| Popis: | Technological advancements have enhanced the development of pedagogical agents (PAs) to support the learning processes. The present work describes a new application of a PA in a virtual reality (VR) environment for the education of students in biomedical engineering. The PA, represented by a virtual physician, allows the student to analyze the healthcare system in an interactive way, favoring the acquisition of professional skills. A preliminary test was performed with a small sample size. The results show good usability and credibility, with responses from participants revealing that the PA is effective for reflection on complex healthcare systems. Future enhancement will be done on the PA’s nonverbal cues, followed by full integration into virtual environments to improve user engagement and realism. |
| Druh dokumentu: | Article Conference object |
| Popis súboru: | application/pdf |
| DOI: | 10.5220/0013502400003932 |
| Prístupová URL adresa: | https://hdl.handle.net/11588/1003843 https://hdl.handle.net/11588/1003843 https://doi.org/10.5220/0013502400003932 |
| Rights: | CC BY NC ND |
| Prístupové číslo: | edsair.doi.dedup.....ca9ba57652e17dbf3bd97aa2d1cbe60d |
| Databáza: | OpenAIRE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstrakt: | Technological advancements have enhanced the development of pedagogical agents (PAs) to support the learning processes. The present work describes a new application of a PA in a virtual reality (VR) environment for the education of students in biomedical engineering. The PA, represented by a virtual physician, allows the student to analyze the healthcare system in an interactive way, favoring the acquisition of professional skills. A preliminary test was performed with a small sample size. The results show good usability and credibility, with responses from participants revealing that the PA is effective for reflection on complex healthcare systems. Future enhancement will be done on the PA’s nonverbal cues, followed by full integration into virtual environments to improve user engagement and realism. |
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| DOI: | 10.5220/0013502400003932 |