Effectiveness of a multi-device 3D virtual environment application to train car service maintenance procedures 1 Simone Borsci , Glyn Lawson2, Bhavna Jha3, Mark Burges2, Davide Salanitri4 1- Imperial College London, National Institute for Health Research Diagnostic Evidence Cooperative of London, London, UK 2- Human Factors Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom 3- Jaguar Land Rover, Abbey Road, Whitley, Coventry, CV3 4LF, United Kingdom. e-mail:
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Abstract This paper reports a study which demonstrates the advantages of using virtual-reality based systems for training automotive assembly tasks. Sixty participants were randomly assigned to one of the following three training experience to learn a car service procedure: i) observational training through video instruction; ii) an experiential virtual training and trial in a CAVE; and iii) an experiential virtual training and trial through a portable 3D interactive table. Results show that virtual trained participants, after the training, can remember significantly better (p
