Data - From Immersion to Emotion: Using VR to Learn Empathic Communication.csv

Professions that involve extensive human interaction necessitate education on empathy to support their professional trajectories, which can be showcased through learning about empathic communication.. This study developed a VR-based empathic communication learning tool and examined its effectiveness in facilitating state empathy for students compared to using less immersive tools, namely two-dimensional video and text. 75 undergraduate students were asked to use one of three different empathic communication learning tools (25 participants on each learning tool). Then, their perceived level of state empathy and several related UX variables during usage were measured. It was found that there was a significant difference in state empathy levels between participants who used the three learning tools. Furthermore, there were significant differences in UX variables: engagement, presence, embodiment, and copresence. The discoveries from this research contribute valuable insights to our understanding of the effectiveness of immersive technology in empathy learning, serving as a foundation for the future development of even more immersive learning tools specifically designed for empathy learning.