User Experience of Public Speaking Practice in Virtual Reality

2020 ◽  
pp. 235-249
Author(s):  
Alice Gruber ◽  
Regina Kaplan-Rakowski
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Nonverbal Behavior ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Body Motion ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Sense Of Presence

This study investigated how the sense of presence and the plausibility illusion of high-immersion virtual reality (VR) impacted students' public speaking anxiety when presenting in a foreign language. In the study, the students gave eight presentations in a VR classroom while using a high-immersion VR headset. The students' virtual audience resembled classmates who were programmed to show nonverbal behavior, such as gestures, mimicry, and body motion. Analysis of subsequent individual semi-structured interviews with the students showed that they experienced a sense of presence and plausibility illusion about the virtual audience and the virtual space. The participants also saw VR as an effective tool for practicing public speaking and reducing any attendant anxiety.

scholarly journals Cloud Based Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Service for Public Speaking Anxiety

Information ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justas Šalkevičius ◽  
Audronė Miškinytė ◽  
Lukas Navickas
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Exposure Therapy ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy ◽  
Skin Response ◽  
Virtual Reality Exposure ◽  
Therapy Service

Public speaking anxiety is commonly treated using cognitive behavioral therapy. During the therapy session, the patient is either asked to vividly imagine and describe the feared stimulus or is confronted with it in the real world. Sometimes, however, it can be hard to imagine the object of fear or to create a controllable environment that contains this stimulus. Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) can help solve these problems by placing the patient in a simulated 3D environment. While standalone VRET applications have been investigated for more than 25 years, we are analyzing the viability of a cloud-based VRET system. In this paper, we discuss the architectural and technical choices made in order to create a mobile and lightweight solution that can be easily adapted by any psychology clinic. Moreover, we are analyzing data gathered from 30 participants who have undergone a VRET session for public speaking anxiety. Finally, the collected psychophysiological signals including galvanic skin response (GSR) and skin temperature are processed and investigated in order to evaluate our cloud-based VRET system.

Brief Virtual Reality Therapy for Public Speaking Anxiety

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 543-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra R. Harris ◽  
Robert L. Kemmerling ◽  
Max M. North
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Reality Therapy ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Virtual Reality Therapy

scholarly journals Using virtual reality and peer feedback to reduce L2 speaking anxiety: an exploratory study

2021 ◽  
pp. 100-105
Author(s):  
Isabelle Godefridi ◽  
Ferran Suñer ◽  
Cécile Leblanc ◽  
Fanny Meunier
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
L2 Speaking ◽  
Post Test

The present study explored whether the use of Virtual Reality (VR) technology can help lower public speaking anxiety in the L2. To this end, we conducted an exploratory effect-of-instruction study using a one-group pre-test/post-test design with nine learners of English as an L2. The results from the post-test show that using VR in combination with peer feedback offers an interesting gateway to reducing public speaking anxiety.

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