Journal of Workplace Learning: Volume 36 Issue 7

Guest Editorial – Unravelling the power of virtual reality for the future of workplace learning and design: individual, organisational and societal considerations

Tiziana C. Callari

Could extended reality haptics be used in health-care education? A survey of health-care students, educators and clinicians

Marc Gilbey, Shea Palmer, Louise Moody, Christopher Newton, Natasha Taylor, Ksenija Maravic da Silva

This study, which is a cross-sectional survey, aims to investigate health-care academics, clinicians and students’ perspectives of health-care simulation-based learning (SBL) and…

Exploring mixed-reality approaches for inclusive blended learning in higher education

Gary Burnett

This paper aims to investigate how mixed-reality (MR) can be used to enhance inclusivity in synchronous working activities where groups of people may be present either…

Enhancing accessibility in multi-learner virtual reality platform

Sabra E. Brock, Ayushi Tandon, Yogini E Joglekar, Pia Behmuaras

This study aims to investigate and propose guidelines to enhance the accessibility of virtual reality (VR) interfaces for all users within professional learning environments…

Gamified immersive safety training in virtual reality: a mixed methods approach

Amir Haj-Bolouri, Jesse Katende, Matti Rossi

The reemergence of immersive virtual technology (IVR) provides both opportunities and challenges for workplace learning (WPL). The purpose of this study is to explore and develop…

Virtual reality hindrances in industrial training program: a Grey-DEMATEL analysis

Carolina Pacheco de Oliveira, Diego Castro Fettermann, Edwin Guillermo Castro Delgado, Francisco Antonio Moncayo

This study aims to analyze the relationship between users’ perceived barriers to using virtual and augmented reality technology from stakeholders, identifying perspectives and…

Social virtual reality: systematic review of virtual teamwork with head-mounted displays

Chitra Dey, Marvin Grabowski, Yannick Frontzkowski, Ganesh M.P., Sebastian Ulbrich

Social virtual reality (SVR) has emerged as a solution for the facilitation of remote and distributed teamwork, promising to overcome challenges faced in virtual 2D communication…

Using SIM-TLX to investigate the potential impacts on cognitive load while undertaking tasks in a virtual workplace

Adrian Urbano, Michael Mortimer, Ben Horan, Hans Stefan, Kaja Antlej

The ability to measure cognitive load in the workplace provides several opportunities to improve workplace learning. In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has seen an increase in…

Testing a novel haptic tram master controller technology via virtual reality: feasibility and user acceptance considerations

Tiziana C. Callari, Louise Moody, Ben Horan

Virtual reality (VR) has been explored as a training and testing environment in a range of work contexts, and increasingly so in transport. There is, however, a lack of research…

Virtual reality in ergonomics by wearable devices: experiences from the automotive sector

Chiara Carnazzo, Stefania Spada, Sebastiano Lamacchia, Federico Manuri, Andrea Sanna, Maria Pia Cavatorta

Preventive ergonomics is essential to protecting the health and safety of workers as is recognizing human variability. The purpose of this paper is to describe a Unity-based…