User Experience, Motivation and Self-Efficacy Comparisons Between Virtual Reality and Conventional PC-Based Flight Simulation Training

Author(s)

Tianxin Zhang Ph.D., Tuskegee UniversityFollow
Christina Frederick Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow
Andrew Dattel Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow
Elizabeth Blickensderfer Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow
Barbara Chaparro Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow

Volume

33

Issue

5

Key words

virtual reality, flight training, user experience, self-efficacy, motivation

Abstract

The current project investigated the effect of utilizing Virtual Reality (VR) technologies for flight training by comparing user experience, motivation, and self-efficacy when using conventional desktop flight simulation versus VR flight simulation. This research employed a quasi-transfer of training experiment with 48 participants. Findings showed that VR flight simulation could provide a better user experience and generate a higher level of training motivation than traditional training technologies, while maintaining trainees’ perceptions of self-efficacy. This work contributed positive evidence that VR flight simulation has great potential to be an effective means of flight training and provided a foundation for future research to continue exploring the training effects of VR flight simulation.

Scholarly Commons Citation

Zhang, T., Frederick, C., Dattel, A., Blickensderfer, E., & Chaparro, B. (2024). User Experience, Motivation and Self-Efficacy Comparisons Between Virtual Reality and Conventional PC-Based Flight Simulation Training. Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research, 33(5). DOI: https://doi.org/10.58940/2329-258X.2092