Acceptance: VR use in an interior design studio course

Authors

• Diane Guevara, Eastern Michigan University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2023

Department/School

Technology Studies

Publication Title

Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2023

Abstract

A pilot study examined undergraduate interior design juniors’ technology acceptance of virtual reality (VR) technology, correlating it to their spatial presence capability. The pilot study pre-tested with a sample size of 13. It tested for the students’ perception of spatial presence capabilities. Also, it tested the validity of the Measurement, Effects, Conditions- Spatial Presence Questionnaire (MEC-SPQ) survey. The pilot study tested for a correlation between spatial presence capabilities and technology acceptance. A bivariate correlation analysis was performed. The variables were found to be highly correlated. The data derived from the analysis showed that technology acceptance was statistically significant and positively correlated with spatial presence capabilities, r(13) = .74, p < .004. For each incremental increase in the VR technology’s spatial presence capabilities, there was a .740 increase in student technology acceptance.

Comments

D. Guevara is a faculty member in EMU's School of Technology and Professional Services Management.

Recommended Citation

Guevara, D. (2023). Acceptance: VR use in an interior design studio course. In K. Arai (Ed.), Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2023 (Vol. 815, pp. 471–478). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47457-6_31