The Role of Haptic Feedback in Modulating Task Load in Immersive Learning Environments
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Immersive Learning, Haptic Feedback, Task LoadAbstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of haptic feedback on learners’ task load in an immersive virtual reality (VR)-based simulation environment. A total of 84 participants were randomly assigned to either a VR with haptic feedback group or a VR without haptic feedback group (n = 42 per group). The learning task was embedded in a simulation scenario designed to train procedural responses to a hazardous chemical spill incident. Task load was measured repeatedly at four time points during the learning process using the Simulation Task Load Index (SIM-TLX): before the simulation (pre-test), after the simple procedural simulation, after the complex procedural simulation, and after the debriefing session (post-test). A mixed-design repeated-measures ANOVA revealed a significant Time × Haptic interaction for frustration, F(2.36, 187.58) = 5.64, p = .002, η²p = .07, indicating that haptic interaction dynamically modulated affective task load across learning stages. These findings contribute to understanding how embodied tactile interaction influences learners’ cognitive and affective experience in immersive procedural training.
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