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April 22, 2015 09:06 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/1CWtZntgrYk/virtual-reality-games-can-improve-memory-retention-of-safety-instructions
Virtual Reality Games Can Improve Memory Retention of Safety Instructions
vrml writes: Using a virtual reality (VR) headset to experience risky situations as immersive 3D games improves memory retention of passenger safety instructions, according to research published in the IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, and illustrated by a YouTube video. Researchers recruited occasional flyers: half of them played a VR gaming experience of an airliner water landing and evacuation, while the other half studied a real airline safety card. After one week, passengers who had studied the safety card suffered a significant loss of knowledge, while passengers who had played the VR game fully retained the safety knowledge gained. The research group has now made available its emergency water landing experience also for the Oculus Rift.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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