The Invisible – Experienced: Developing and Verifying a VR Application for Understanding Air Pollution Perception and Attitudes
The Invisible – Experienced: Developing and Verifying a VR Application for Understanding Air Pollution Perception and Attitudes
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Authors
Pochwatko, Grzegorz
Kopeć, Wiesław
Jędrzejewski, Zbigniew
Jaskulska, Anna
Skorupska, Kinga H.
Karpowicz, Barbara
Masłyk, Rafał
Barnes, Steven
Grzeszczuk, Maciej
Lazarek, Jagoda
Monograph
2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct)
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Editor
Bruder, Gerd
Olivier, Anne-Hélène
Cunningham, Andrew
Peng, Evan Yifan
Grubert, Jens
Williams, Ian
Date
2023-12-04
Place of publication
Sydney
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Journal title
2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct)
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531-536
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979-8-3503-0582-1
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979-8-3503-2891-2
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2024-02-22
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Air pollution is one of the most urgent, yet persistent, challenges for industrialized societies. Virtual reality-based interventions can become a powerful tool for studying and inducing pro-environmental change. In this paper, we describe the development and effects of a virtual air pollution experience in which a within-group design was combined with high experimental control and semi-free exploration. We manipulated the realism and valence of the visualised particle matter (PM). During the VR experience, we measured the physiological arousal, walked distance and self-reported affective reactions to each PM visualisation. Moreover, we tested (pre-post VR) whether the overall experience of virtual air pollution changed users’ environmental attitudes and the quality of user experience, including presence. We present the results of study with 43 (27 female) participants, (M=35, SD=12), 37 of whom had no/very little prior experience with VR. Compared to the other three conditions, a realistic representation of air pollution (magnified PM) led to self-reported aversion. Importantly, the overall experience increased pro-environmental attitudes. Participants experienced a strong sense of presence and engagement in the simulation. The study highlighted the usefulness of semi-restricted and spontaneous exploration in VR research for unrestrained exposure to stimuli. It also corroborated recent evidence of how VR-based interventions can promote pro-environmental change.
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Human-centered computing
Virtual reality
Applied computing
Psychology
User studies
Virtual reality
Applied computing
Psychology
User studies
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2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct
Conference place
Sydney
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2023-10-16
Finish date
2023-10-20
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Instytut Psychologii (Emotion Cognition Lab)
Instytut Nauk Humanistycznych
Instytut Psychologii
Instytut Nauk Humanistycznych
Instytut Psychologii
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