ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Educ.
Sec. Digital Learning Innovations
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1560626
This article is part of the Research TopicEmerging Technologies and Digital Innovations: Recent Research and Practices in Technology-enhanced Learning EnvironmentsView all 16 articles
Exploring the Impact of Virtual Reality on Presence: Findings from a Classroom Experiment
Provisionally accepted
- 1Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences, Lemgo, Germany
- 2University of Münster, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- 3University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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This study examines the perception of presence among students using virtual reality (VR) compared to iPads. The research aimed to provide deeper insights into students' immersive experiences and identify factors influencing perceived presence. Using a comparative approach, we show a significant difference between the two groups, with students using VR reporting a heightened sense of immersion. Additionally, participant´s previous experience with immersive VR affect the presence significantly, while we report no detectable effects of age and gender. These findings contribute to the discussion on innovative teaching methods, supporting the development of more effective and inclusive virtual learning environments.
Keywords: Virtual reality (VR), Presence perception, Immersion, Learning environment, classroom experiment
Received: 14 Jan 2025; Accepted: 12 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Austermann, Von Blanckenburg, Von Blanckenburg and Utesch. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Christine Austermann, Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences, Lemgo, Germany
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