국제해양사고조사포럼(MAIIF)의 조사에 따르면 1998~2009까지 밀폐공간진입 시 발생한 101건의 사고에서 93명의 사망자와 96명의 부상자가 발생하였다. 이에 국제해사기구(IMO)는 밀폐공간진입을 위한 지침과 SOLAS 1974 협약 제3장 규칙 19를 개정하여 주기적으로 선박에서 밀폐공간진입 훈련을 시행하도록 강제화 하였다. 밀폐공간진입 훈련은 실제적이고 진입 시의 위험성을 인식할 수 있도록 실시되어야 하며, 훈련 중 훈련참가자나 교육생들의 안전도 고려되어야 한다. 최근에는 교육 및 훈련효과의 향상을 위해 가상현실(VR) 교육 컨텐츠들이 다양한 분야에서 이용되고 있으며, 이러한 방법은 장소의 제한 없이 실제적이고 반복적인 학습에 장점을 가지고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 VR을 이용한 밀폐공간진입 훈련이 강의형 교육훈련과 비교하여 어떤 효과와 특징 및 차별성이 있는지 훈련참가자들에 대한 정량적 평가와 설문을 통해 확인하였다. 평가 및 설문분석을 통해 VR을 이용한 밀폐공간진입 훈련 참가자들의 학습요소에 대한 숙지도가 강의형 교육훈련 참가자들보다 우수하였고, 교육방식에 대한 참가자들의 주관적 선호도도 VR을 이용한 훈련이 높게 나타났다. 연구 결과 VR을 이용한 훈련의 학습효과를 확인할 수 있었으며, VR을 이용한 선상훈련은 동영상 및 시뮬레이터와 같이 효과적인 교육방식으로 이용될 수 있을 것이다.

4차 산업혁명과 함께 국내외로 최첨단융합기술이 농업 분야에 적용되기 시작하면서, ICT, 스마트팜 등이 농촌 에 보급되기 시작하였다. 그러나 국내 농촌인구수의 지속적인 감소, 고령화로 인하여 최신 기술들의 전파에 어려움이 많은 실정이다. 이에, 다양한 농민 교육 프로그 램이 필요한 가운데, 최근 가상현실 기술이 떠오르면서, 농민교육용 프로그램 개발에 활용을 고려해 볼 수 있다. 현재 가상현실 기술은 교육, 의료, 오락 등 다양한 분야에 응용되고 있으며, 교육효과의 증진, 경제적인 교육, 위험성 감소 등의 장점을 바탕으로 농업 분야에 접목이 가능할 것으로 판단하였다. 특히, 스마트팜의 경우 내부의 환경 조절을 위하여 다양한 기술이 집약되어 운영이 되기 때문에, 농민들이 이러한 공기역학적 환경 분포를 이해하는데 가상현실 기술이 매우 효과적일 수 있다. 이를 위해서는 유동, 온도, 가스 등의 분석 및 측정 결과를 바탕으로 가시화하는 기술이 필요하다. 현장에서 직접 환경 요소를 측정하는 것에 한계가 있기 때문에, 최근 연구가 활발하게 이루어지고 있는 전산유체역학을 통 한 농업시설 내의 환경 분포 및 에너지 부하를 분석결 과를 융합하면 용이할 것으로 사료된다. 또한 농민이 대상이기 때문에 사용자 편의성을 고려한 인터페이스 구축이 병행되어야 할 것이다.

Virtual reality is one of the most popular technologies in the fourth industrial revolution. We suggest that virtual training using virtual reality would be more effective than existing training. Development of virtual trolley simulation content was done through Unreal Engine. Through the production of virtual reality content, we had developed a more advanced simulation development environment.

The virtual reality HMD is developed to enable interaction with the outside by combining cameras in the front, and will provide a 360 degree full-body tracking virtual reality game environment so that it can freely roam the room-scale area without any complicated line. However, compared to the development of devices, the actual space in which to operate it is still limited, which will be the biggest obstacle to freely exploring a wide range of virtual reality environments. In order to solve this problem, Redirected Walking, which allows people to explore the wide virtual reality space by tricking their cognitive ability, is under study, but there are unresolved problems and there is a permanent safety risk of virtual reality. In this paper, we propose an enhanced redirected walking that uses tof camera to control variables that lead to other directions before they can not go forward in the real world, and to visualize real spatial information in virtual reality game environment to cope with walls, obstacles, or sudden risk factors.

본 연구는 증강현실 홈 트레이닝 시스템을 통해 가상 참여자의 존자개 사용자에게 미치는 영향을 살펴보고자 한다. 구체적으로, 가상의 참여자가 제공되는 경우와 아닌 경우의 몰입, 인지된 경쟁, 그리고 정보 습득의 욕구의 차이에 대해 살펴보았다. 자동으로 실험 참여자들의 자세에 따른 정확도와 피드백을 제공하는 홈 트레이닝 시스템을 직접 개발하였고, 이를 활용하여 다음의 세 가지 가설을 실증하였다. 첫째, 가상의 참여자를 보며 트레이닝 시스템을 사용하면 그렇지 않은 경우보다 몰입이 더욱 높을 것이다. 둘째, 가상의 참여자를 보며 트레이닝 시스템을 사용하면 그렇지 않은 경우보다 인지된 경쟁이 더욱 높을 것이다. 셋째, 가상의 참여자를 보며 트레이닝 시스템을 사용하면 그렇지 않은 경우보다 정보 습득의 욕구가 더욱 높을 것이다. 실험을 통해 세 가지 가설이 모두 지지되었으며, 가상의 참여자가 이용자에 영향을 미침을 확인할 수 있었다. 기존 연구가 가상 트레이닝 시스템 그 자체에 대한 효과를 보는 것에 반해, 본 연구가 가상 트레이닝 시스템을 이용할 때 다른 운동 참여자가 나오는 영상을 보는 것이 유의한가에 대한 답을 하고 있다는 점에서 시사점을 제공한다.

The purpose of this study was to identify the moderating effects of internet shopping experience on appearance management in elder people, psychological adaptation and social connectedness. Data were collected from 257 elder people who living in Seoul or Gyeonggi-do. Collected data were analyzed by frequency, descriptive statistic analysis, moderated stepwise regression. The results of the study were as follows: First, appearance management of elder people was significantly related to psychological adaptation and social connectedness. Second, internet shopping experience moderated between appearance management and social connectedness. Third, internet shopping experience is not a moderator variable on between appearance management and psychological adaptation, it just was a influential factor on psychological adaptation. Based on these results, it suggests that there are strong needs of approaching of practical and political interventions to development internet shopping system for social connectedness and psychological adaptation of the elderly in future aging society.

Using 3D based BIM(Building Information Modeling) enables a variety of construction simulations. The is no case to simulate BIM demonstration experiment on deeply immersed virtual reality environment in korea. This paper develops a multi screen based simulation system to enable 3D based immersed environment to diverse decision making and virtual construction simulation. In a developed simulation laboratory, we can carry out BIM drawing review, disaster evacuation simulation, constructability review on wild land and design urban planning using haptic device on 3-side space with 4K resolution . Also, It can review large amount of drawings without data conversion because of compatibility with BIM software.

Virtual reality plays an important role in special education. Students with special needs often face challenges with social interaction and learning. It is the use of interactive simulations to allow students with disabilities to engage in environments that appear to be and feel similar to real world objects and events. Virtual environments encourage interactive learning and provide a variety of opportunities for the learner to have control over the learning process. This study reviews relevant research that explores the use of virtual reality and suggests game contents for supporting social interaction for students with disabilities.

The virtual reality market is already creating new added value across the industry and it is expected to change the way we live and work. Currently, virtual reality marketing is actively applied to the game industry and marketing methods are diversifying. Moreover, this marketing it will be widely applied in various fields such as medical care, defense, and entertainment in the future. In this paper, we analyze the marketing strategy of virtual reality industry which is expected to grow in the future combined with existing 4P analysis and 4C analysis.

This paper addresses the problem of how to effectively use virtual reality(VR) for improving the quality of safety training systems. As the working environment and the working system in the industry are more and more complex and large-scaled, the concern with system safety is accordingly growing. Safety training systems are regarded as an effective way for increasing workers’ interest in system safety and enhancing their ability of preventing and handling accidents/incidents. Recently, it has been reported that VR would be effectively used for improving the quality of safety training systems, with its technically specialized features. However, little attention has been given to the problem of how to effectively use VR for safety training systems. In order to make the best use of new technology such as VR, it is important to examine its advantages and disadvantages and the contexts to which its use can be beneficial. This paper firstly reviews the current status of safety training systems and the use of VR for safety training systems in the inside and outside of the country. Next, we summarize the interview with safety managers in four manufacturing companies, which was conducted to understand the requirements of stake-holders of the issue. Based on the review and the interview, we suggested the ways of using VR in safety training systems in an effective manner. They are described from the four perspectives: development and maintenance cost, lack of specialized workers, design of accident scenarios used with VR, and empirical demonstration of the effectiveness of VR in safety training.

목적 : 본 연구는 가상현실 프로그램이 뇌졸중 환자의 실행 기능, 균형능력에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하 였다. 연구방법 : 발병 6개월 이후의 뇌졸중 환자 64명을 대상으로 하였고, 무작위 난수 생성 기능을 사용하여 가상현실 치료군과 비디오 관찰군으로 두 집단을 나눈 뒤 하루 20분, 주 3회, 5주간 실시하였다. 가상현실 치료군에는 NintendoⓇ 사의 Wii FitTM을 사용한 가상현실 치료(Virtual Reality Therapy; VRT)를, 비디오 관찰군에는 Wii FitTM의 데모 비디오 관찰(Video Observation; VO)을 시행하였으며 동일 기간 동안 20분의 일반 작업치 료 및 운동치료를 함께 중재 받았다. 중재 전·후의 차이를 비교하기 위하여 한국판 행동 통제 척도(Korean version of Behavioral Dyscontrol Scale; BDS-K)와 기능적 뻗기 검사(Functional Reaching Test; FRT), 일어나 걸어가기 검사(Timed Up and Go test; TUG)를 사용하였다. 결과 : 실험 결과 두 집단의 중재 후 점수 간 비교에서 BDS-K에 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<.05). 또한, 가 상현실 치료군의 중재 전-후 변화를 분석한 결과 BDS-K, FRT, TUG에서 대조군보다 유의한 증가를 보였다(p<.05). 결론 : 본 연구에서는 가상현실 프로그램을 받은 집단에서 실행 기능과 균형능력의 향상을 보였으며, 중재 후 두 집단의 비교 결과 실행 기능에 향상이 있음을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 통해 가상현실 프로 그램을 수행하고자 하는 치료사들에게 임상적 결정을 내리는 기초 자료를 제공하고자 한다.

목적 : 본 연구는 가상현실을 기반으로 한 집중력 훈련이 초보운전자들의 운전수행능력에 어떤 영향을 줄 수 있는지 확인 하고자 본 연구를 진행하였다. 연구방법 : 본 연구대상자는 20세 이상의 면허를 소지하지 않은 대학생 30명을 대상으로 시행되었으며, 대상자는 실험군 15명과 대조군 15명으로 무작위 배치되었다. 모든 그룹의 대상자들은 가상운전시뮬레이터를 이용하여 운전수행능력을 사전에 평가받았으며, 평가 이후 실험군은 가상현실을 기반으로 한 집중력 훈련을, 대조군은 훈련시간만큼의 휴식을 취하였 다. 또한 훈련시간 이후에는 두 그룹 모두 운전수행능력에 대한 사후평가를 진행하였다. 결과 : 그룹별로 평가 전 후 운전수행능력 항목을 비교한 결과, 대조군에서는 운전수행능력의 어떠한 항목에서도 유의한 차이를 확인할 수 없었지만(p > .05), 실험군에서는 도로이탈(Road edge excursions) 항목의 통계학적 유의미한 차이를 확인할 수 있었다(p < .05). 그러나 그룹 간 운전능력수행 항목에 대한 비교에서는 그룹 간의 차이를 확인할 수 없었다 (p > .05). 결론 : 본 연구는 초보운전자들의 운전 시작 전 집중력 훈련의 필요성에 대해서 강조하고자 본 연구를 진행하였다. 특히 실험군의 경우 집중력 훈련 전 후의 운전수행능력의 차이를 부분적으로 확인할 수 있었으며, 이러한 결과는 집중력 훈련이 초보운전자들의 운전수행능력에 영향을 줄 수 있다는 가능성을 보여준 것이라고 생각한다. 추후 연구에서는 더 오랜 기간의 연구를 통해 집중력 훈련이 초보운전자들의 운전수행능력 변화에 어떤 영향을 줄 수 있는지 보다 더 다양한 측면 으로 연구가 진행되어야 할 것으로 보인다.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of display on time on tasks and virtual presence in the immersive virtual reality. Head mounted display (HMD) and monitor conditions were compared when the participants were asked to complete navigation tasks in a virtual classroom. Time on tasks and virtual presence were measured. Three factors of the virtual presence were applied as dependent variables such as 1) spatial presence, 2) involvement, and 3) realness. The results showed that HMD condition took longer time to finish tasks than monitor conditions. HMD condition showed significantly higher perception from all of the virtual presence factors. Interestingly, there was a significant interaction effect between the display conditions and presence factors. The relationship between display types and virtual presence factors were discussed for future study.

This research focused on Road Bike synchronized with the virtual reality software. To clarify the effectiveness of exercise using a indoor Road Bike synchronized with the virtual reality software in this research, the changes of stress index were observed between synchronized status of Road Bike hardware and virtual reality software and not synchronized status. The virtual reality Road Bike which is synchronized with 3D virtual reality environment and mechanically works the same way with real bike allows a users not only to increase the effectiveness of exercise but also to reduce significantly the boredom compare to traditional indoor bike. The prototype of virtual realty Road Bike has been completed, detailed research will be conducted in the future to increase a user‘s safety and provide a more similar experience with real Road Bike for adapting various industry fields especially in the game industry.

We investigated the effects of a Virtual reality(VR) program on the proprioception and instability of functional ankle instability(FAI) patients. Among the 20s old individuals who lived in Republic of Korea; 20 people were selected through a public participation process. The 20 participants were then randomly divided into two groups, one of strength exercise(n=10) and one of balance exercise(n=10). Of the patients who had experienced an ankle sprain in the past and currently felt ankle instability, those who recorded 24 points or less on the Cumberland ankle instability tool(CAIT) were determined to have FAI. We selected the strength exercise and balance exercise in the Nintendo Wii Fit Plus as a VR program. The subjects used the program on the Wii Balance Board three times per week for 20 minutes and total 10-minute warm-up and down for four weeks. Proprioception and CAIT of the balance exercise group were improved significantly after the exercise compared to before the exercise(p<.05). Authors recommend that the balance exercise in the VR program be used as an aid for physical therapeutic intervention.

Recently, a lot of smart devices such as smart phones have been spread. The research on smart education based on the devices are being actively investigated. A typical example of them is EPub3.0 proposed by the IDPF. Even if the educational content has supported multimedia such as image, video, text to speech and etc, it does not support a 3D virtual content yet. So a virtual reality-based education has not been achieved. In this paper, we propose an educational content system in which a virtual education simulation is possible through smart devices. To do it, the proposed system consists of an authoring tool creating 3D virtual educational content, and a viewer visualizing the content. The experimental results showed possibility of virtual experience education.

This research examined the effects of learning on driving simulation game in virtual reality environment. We tested the difference of presence and learning effects such as learning persistence and learning transfer between general monitor and 3D virtual reality device, Oculus Rift by playtesting experiment. One hundred drivers with a license participated in the experiment of two modes of gaming environment. As a result, the user’s presence was found to be significantly higher in VR than general monitor game. As functional effects of the driving serious game, learning persistence and transfer of learning showed significant differences between two modes. This study validates the effects of virtual reality on learning, as an aspect of serious game function. The results contributes to theoretical and practical application of virtual reality in interactive serious games in the future.

Recently, a lot of smart devices such as smart phones have been spread. The research on smart education based on the devices are being actively investigated. A typical example of them is EPub3.0 proposed by the IDPF. Even if the educational content has supported multimedia such as image, video, text to speech and etc, it does not support a 3D virtual content yet. So a virtual reality-based education has not been achieved. In this paper, we propose an educational content system in which a virtual education simulation is possible through smart devices. To do it, the proposed system consists of an authoring tool creating 3D virtual educational content, and a viewer visualizing the content. The experimental results showed possibility of virtual experience education.

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of virtual reality cognitive rehabilitation program on cognitive function, physical function and depression of long-term care insurance nongrading elderly dementia using Daytime protection service. For achieve this purpose, 30 dementia elderly were randomly assigned in to the experimental group(n=15)and control group(n=15). All subjects performed a general therapeutic exercise and 20- 30minutes takes virtual reality cognitive rehabilitation program were conducted with experimental group 2 times a week for 8 weeks. The intervention effects were measured by using cognitive function is mini-mental states examination-Korean version(MMSE-K), visual perception is MVPT(Motor-Free Visual Perception Test), Berg's balance scales(BBS), depression test GDS-K and lower limb strength. The results of study represented that the training group showed significant improvement in MMSEK( p<.05), visual perception(p<.05), balance(p<.05), lower limb strength(p<.05) and depression (p<.05). In conclusion, the virtual reality cognitive rehabilitation training using improves visual perception included cognitive function, physical function included balance, and lower limb strength and depression. These results suggest that virtual reality training using virtual reality cognitive rehabilitation program is feasible and suitable for mild dementia.