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Eliciting Co-Creation Best Practices of Virtual Reality Reusable e-Resources

Antoniou, Panagiotis E.; Pears, Matthew; Schiza, Eirini C.; Frangoudes, Fotos; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Wharrad, Heather; Bamidis, Panagiotis D.; Konstantinidis, Stathis Th.

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Authors

Panagiotis E. Antoniou

Matthew Pears

Eirini C. Schiza

Fotos Frangoudes

Constantinos S. Pattichis

HEATHER WHARRAD HEATHER.WHARRAD@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of E-Learning and Health Informatics

Panagiotis D. Bamidis



Abstract

Immersive experiential technologies find fertile grounds to grow and support healthcare education. Virtual, Augmented, or Mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) have proven to be impactful in both the educational and the affective state of the healthcare student’s increasing engagement. However, there is a lack of guidance for healthcare stakeholders on developing and integrating virtual reality resources into healthcare training. Thus, the authors applied Bardach’s Eightfold Policy Analysis Framework to critically evaluate existing protocols to determine if they are inconsistent, ineffective, or result in uncertain outcomes, following systematic pathways from concepts to decision-making. Co-creative VR resource development resulted as the preferred method. Best practices for co-creating VR Reusable e-Resources identified co-creation as an effective pathway to the prolific use of immersive media in healthcare education. Co-creation should be considered in conjunction with a training framework to enhance educational quality. Iterative cycles engaging all stakeholders enhance educational quality, while co-creation is central to the quality assurance process both for technical and topical fidelity, and tailoring resources to learners’ needs. Co-creation itself is seen as a bespoke learning modality. This paper provides the first body of evidence for co-creative VR resource development as a valid and strengthening method for healthcare immersive content development. Despite prior research supporting co-creation in immersive resource development, there were no established guidelines for best practices.

Citation

Antoniou, P. E., Pears, M., Schiza, E. C., Frangoudes, F., Pattichis, C. S., Wharrad, H., …Konstantinidis, S. T. (2023). Eliciting Co-Creation Best Practices of Virtual Reality Reusable e-Resources. Virtual Worlds, 2(1), 75-89. https://doi.org/10.3390/virtualworlds2010005

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 13, 2023
Online Publication Date Mar 20, 2023
Publication Date 2023-03
Deposit Date Mar 20, 2023
Publicly Available Date Mar 22, 2023
Journal Virtual Worlds
Publisher MDPI
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 2
Issue 1
Pages 75-89
DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/virtualworlds2010005
Keywords Healthcare and Medical Education; Virtual Reality; Policy Analysis, Participatory De-29 sign
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/18493713
Publisher URL https://www.mdpi.com/2813-2084/2/1/5