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Table 7 Pedagogical characteristics of EVRGs

From: Exploring the trends of educational virtual reality games: a systematic review of empirical studies

ID

Author’s Name & Year

Subject

Learner

Setting

Research Method

Evaluation

1

Tabak et al. (2017)

Healthcare

Adults

Informal

Qualitative

Think-aloud protocol & interview

2

Szczurowski and Smith (2018)

Road Safety

Children

Informal

Qualitative

Usability test

3

Roberto et al. (2017)

Cultural heritage

students, teachers, and employers

Formal

Mixed method

Survey

4

Alazba et al. (2018)

Exercise game

People with non-specific chronic low back pain

Informal

5

Bernardes et al. (2015)

Road Safety

ASD patients

Informal

Quantitative

Interface evaluation

6

Byl et al. (2018)

Medical

Medical students

Formal

Mixed Methods

Think-aloud protocol & observation

7

Mihajlovic et al. (2018)

Healthcare

Patients with neck pain

Informal

Quantitative

User study

8

Calvi et al. (2017)

Marine Education

Students & employed

Informal

Presence questionnaire

Questionnaire

9

Gyutae et al. (2016)

Fire evacuation drill

Students & employed

Informal

Quantitative

User experience survey

10

Chittaro and Buttussi (2015)

Safety

Students & employed

Informal

Knowledge test

Between-groups study

11

Zielke (2017)

Medical Training

Medical students

Formal

No

12

Dinis et al. (2017)

Civil Engineering

Pre-university students

Formal

Qualitative

Case studies & experience survey

13

Süncksen et al. (2018)

Medical Training

Not specified

Formal

Mixed Methods

Usability survey

14

Zikky et al. (2018)

Astronomy

Students

Formal

Questionnaire

15

(Visoottiviseth et al., 2018)

Computer Networks

University Students

Informal

Qualitative

User interface survey

16

Sárkány (2016)

Healthcare

Dementia Patients

Informal

Quantitative

 

17

(Pirker et al., 2017)

Physics

Students & employed

Formal

Mixed Methods

Questionnaire & interview

18

(Trombetta et al., 2017)

Healthcare- Rehabilitation

Post-stroke patients

Informal

Quantitative

Questionnaire

19

Knote et al. (2016)

Biology

Not specified

Informal

Not defined

Preliminary evaluation

20

Lovreglio et al. (2018)

Evacuation Training

General Public

Informal

Qualitative

Questionnaire

21

Vourvopoulos et al. (2014)

Healthcare

patients with brain lesion

Informal

Mixed Methods

Experiment and questionnaire

22

Bryan et al. (2018)

Geography

Educators and students

Formal

Quantitative

Questionnaire

23

(Shahab, 2017)

Healthcare

Children with Autism

Informal

Quantitative

Questionnaire

24

Likitweerawong and Palee (2018)

Road Safety

Adults

Informal

Quantitative

User experience

25

Chin et al. (2018)

Pilot training

Adults

Informal

Quantitative

Simulation

26

Moldoveanu (2017)

Healthcare

visually impaired

Informal

Not explicit

Preliminary testing

27

Chiu (2017)

Language Learning

Elementary school learners

Informal

Quantitative

Pre-post test

28

Hafsia et al. (2018)

Training application

Construction workers

Informal

Qualitative

User opinion

29

Diez et al. (2016)

Fire safety training

Not specified

Informal

Testing scenario

Preliminary test

30

Puttawong et al. (2017)

Computer Security

University Students

Formal

No

31

Alrehaili (2018)

Biology

Children

Informal

Quantitative

Knowledge test and feedback questionnaire