As the field of virtual reality continues to advance, approaches that integrate naturalistic immersive content with artificial simulations have gained increasing scholarly attention in educational psychology, offering novel opportunities to assess learning within realistic yet experimentally controlled environments....
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Discussion
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No actionable change — this is a feasibility study on VR classroom technology with no direct clinical audiology implication at this stage.
As immersive extended-reality environments are explored for audiology education and aural rehabilitation, early feasibility data on cognitive load, presence, and VR-related discomfort help frame what future clinical or training applications must address.
- 01Feasibility study design; findings should not be generalised beyond proof-of-concept.
- 02Measured short-term factual recall, sense of presence, and visio-vestibular discomfort in a 360° augmented-virtuality classroom.
- 03Visio-vestibular discomfort (dizziness/eye strain from VR) was a key safety outcome monitored.
- 04Published in PLoS ONE — open-access, peer-reviewed; results are preliminary.
- 05Relevance to audiology lies in potential future use of immersive VR for hearing rehabilitation or professional training.
A 360° augmented-virtuality classroom environment is feasible for delivering educational content while measuring recall, presence, and visio-vestibular discomfort.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42627794
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0356395.
- Journal
- PLOS ONE
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Participants (likely students or healthy adults) exposed to a 360° augmented-virtuality classroom environment
- Intervention
- 360° augmented-virtuality classroom environment
Primary outcomes
Short-term factual recall; Sense of presence in the virtual environment; Visio-vestibular discomfort