Work-in-Progress-Enhancing Training in Virtual Reality with Hand Tracking and a Real Tool

Abstract

The main goal of Virtual Training Environments(VTEs) is to maximize training success, which can be achievedby increasing the degree of immersion. While prior work mainlyfocused on the visual, auditory, and navigational aspects of im-mersion, proprioceptive aspects may be particularly important.In this work-in-progress paper, we explore this potential byimplementing an industrial VTE, which can be interacted with,using VR gloves and a tracked real tool. Further, we evaluatethe VTE in a pilot study with industry apprentices, providinginitial evidence that participants experienced high presence andlow task load, while being generally satisfied with the training.