Augmented reality; Emergency; Fire extinguisher; Fire safety; Serious game; Training; Virtual reality; Community response; Emerging technologies; Risk of damage; Safety training; Self efficacy; Training tools; Video training; Virtual reality training; Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality; Safety Research; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Abstract :
[en] Safety training is crucial to mitigate the risk of damage when a disaster occurs and can play a vital role in enhancing community response. Augmented Reality (AR) is an emerging technology for safety training that holds great pedagogical potential. This study aims to explore the effectiveness of AR training in terms of knowledge acquisition and retention, as well as self-efficacy enhancement. We developed a new video see-through AR training tool on a tablet to teach users about operating a fire extinguisher to put out a fire following the PASS procedure: Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and Sweep (PASS). The AR training tool was tested with 60 participants. Test results were systematically compared with findings from the literature investigating Virtual Reality (VR) and video-based safety training. The findings indicate that, directly after the training, AR outperformed traditional video training in terms of knowledge retention, long-term self-efficacy, and quality of instructions. However, the AR experience was not as effective as the VR experience in all these areas, but the AR group had a smaller decrease in knowledge over time. These findings suggest that the AR-based training approach offers benefits in long-term memory recall.
Disciplines :
Civil engineering
Author, co-author :
Domgue Kamwa, Lorraine Ilda ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté Polytechnique > Service de Génie civil et Mécanique des Structures
Paes, Daniel; School of Built Environment, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
Feng, Zhenan ; School of Built Environment, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
Datoussaïd, Sélim ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté Polytechnique > Service de Génie civil et Mécanique des Structures
Descamps, Thierry ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté Polytechnique > Service de Génie civil et Mécanique des Structures
Rahouti, Anass ; VK Architects + Engineers, Part of Sweco Group, Brussels, Belgium
Lovreglio, Ruggiero; School of Built Environment, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
Critical editor :
Mander, Susan ; School of Built Environment, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
Language :
English
Title :
Video see-through augmented reality fire safety training: A comparison with virtual reality and video training
Research Institute for the Science and Management of Risks
Funders :
Université de Mons
Funding text :
The authors thank the Safety Department Team, staff members, and students at the School of Built Environment of Massey University who participated in this study, providing their valuable and detailed feedback during the experiments. This work was partially supported by the University of Mons Franeau Mobility Funds.
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