Independently Supporting Learners in VR with an AI-enabled Non-Player  Character (NPC)

Michael Vallance

Independently Supporting Learners in VR with an AI-enabled Non-Player Character (NPC)

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Michael Vallance Future University Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Keywords:

AI, Anxiety, Cognitive Workload, Non-Player Character, STEM, VR

Abstract

The shift to computer-based Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) and online learning during the pandemic resulted in a generally negative and an unprecedented student experience. Students were challenged by undesirable study environments, inadequate social connectedness, and increased workloads. To address these issues a Virtual Reality environment with an Artificial Intelligent non-
player character acting as a supporting interlocutor is utilized to address the concerns of learner engagement, anxiety and cognitive workload when engaged in remote education.

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2023-06-17

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Vallance, M. (2023). Independently Supporting Learners in VR with an AI-enabled Non-Player Character (NPC). Immersive Learning Research - Practitioner, 1(1), 69–73. Retrieved from https://publications.immersivelrn.org/index.php/practitioner/article/view/59

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