A Multisensory Virtual Environment for OSH Training

Tahsiri, Mina; Lawson, Glyn; Abdullah, Che; Roper, Tessa

Abstract

© 2018 IEEE. This paper presents a multisensory and low-cost virtual training simulator developed in Unity 3D, with the aim of improving the effectiveness of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) training. The prototype system facilitates heat and smell feedback functions operated by an Arduino microprocessor and triggered based on the proximity of the avatar to receptive 4 within the Virtual Environment (VE). The prototype enables the creation of bespoke virtual representations using the 3D scanning function of the Google Tango device making multisensory VE OSH training a feasible and versatile approach in the short-Term future.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 25th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2018 - Proceedings
• Start Date: Mar 18, 2018
• End Date: Mar 22, 2018
• Acceptance Date: Jan 15, 2018
• Publication Date: Aug 24, 2018
• Deposit Date: Dec 11, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 11, 2018
• Journal: 2018 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR)
• Print ISSN: 9781538633656
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 699-700
• ISBN: 9781538633656
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2018.8446431
• Keywords: multisensory virtual environment, OSH training
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/862286
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VR.2018.8446431
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• Contract Date: Dec 11, 2018