Motion Rail: A Virtual Reality Level Crossing Training Application

This paper presents the development and usability testing of a Virtual Reality (VR) based system named ‘Motion Rail’ for training children on railway crossing safety. The children are to use a VR head mounted device and a controller to navigate the VR environment to perform a level crossing task and they will receive instant feedback on pass or failure on a display in the VR environment. Five participants consisting of two male and three females were considered for the usability test. The outcomes of the test was promising, as the children were very engaging and will like to adopt this training approach in future safety training.

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Luke Dando

Ikram Asghar

Oche A Egaji

Mark Griffiths

Emma Gilchrist

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Publication date: July 2018

Publication date (Print): July 2018

Pages: 1-5

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[0001]CEMET, USW

Treforest, Wales, UK

[0002]Motion rail Ltd.

Ebbw Vale, Wales, UK

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2018.131

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Conference name: Proceedings of the 32nd International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 32

Conference location: Belfast, UK

Conference date: 4 - 6 July 2018

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Human Computer Interaction Conference

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[1] J. BailensonK. PatelA. NielsenR. BajscyS.-H. JungG. Kurillo 2008 a. The effect of interactivity on learning physical actions in virtual reality Media Psychology 11 3 354 376

[2] J. BailensonN. Yee 2008 b. Virtual interpersonal touch: Haptic interaction and copresence in collaborative virtual environments Multimedia Tools and Applications 37 1 5 14

[3] W. S. Bainbridge 2007 The scientific research potential of virtual worlds science 317(5837 472 476

[4] J. BlascovichJ. LoomisA. C. BeallK. R. SwinthC. L. HoytJ. N. Bailenson 2002 Immersive virtual environment technology as a methodological tool for social psychology Psychological Inquiry 13 2 103 124

[5] J. DeutschA. Mirelman 2007 Virtual reality-based approaches to enable walking for people poststroke Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 14 6 45 53

[6] H. C. FootJ. A. ThomsonA. K. TolmieK. M. WhelanS. MorrisonP. Sarvary 2006 Children’s understanding of drivers’ intentions British Journal of Developmental Psychology 24 4 681 700

[7] J. FoxD. ArenaJ. N. Bailenson 2009 Virtual reality: A survival guide for the social scientist Journal of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Applications 21 3)95

[8] J. A. FredricksP. C. BlumenfeldA. H. Paris 2004 School engagement: Potential of the concept, state of the evidence Review of educational research 74 1 59 109

[9] J. Gutiérrez-MaldonadoM. Ferrer-GarcíaA. Caqueo-UrízarA. Letosa-Porta 2006 Assessment of emotional reactivity produced by exposure to virtual environments in patients with eating disorders CyberPsychology & Behavior 9 5 507 513

[10] Hill JrR. W. J. GratchS. MarsellaJ. RickelW. R. SwartoutD. R. Traum 2003 Virtual Humans in the Mission Rehearsal Exercise System Ki 17 4)5

[11] NetworkRail 2018a Level Crossings Retrieved from http://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-after-the-railway/level-crossings/

[12] NetworkRail 2018b Safety Education Retrieved from http://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/safety-in-the-community/safety-education/

[13] B. ReevesC. I. Nass 1996 The media equation: How people treat computers, television, and new media like real people and places Cambridge university press

[14] V. M. SpitzerM. J. Ackerman 2008 The Visible Human® at the University of Colorado 15 years later Virtual Reality 12 4 191 200

[15] P. J. Thomson 2014 Adoption of behavioural roadside training programme improves children’s road crossing skills Retrieved from http://impact.ref.ac.uk/CaseStudies/CaseStudy.aspx?Id=42294

[16] D. O. Transport 2018 National Travel Survey 2014 Travel to School Retrieved from http://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/476635/travel-to-school.pdf

[17] M. Vafadar 2013 Virtual Reality: Opportunities and Challenges International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER) 3 2 1139 1145

[18] G. Walkom 2016 Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy: To Benefit Those Who Stutter and Treat Social Anxiety Paper presented at the Interactive Technologies and Games (iTAG), 2016 International Conference on

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