Realism and simulator sickness in a fixed-base ship simulator

Tämän tutkimuksen tavoite oli selvittää simulaattorin realismin kokemuksen ja simulaattorisairauden vaikutukset kiinteä-alustaisessa laivasimulaattorissa. Tutkimuksen motivaatio ja tärkeys tulevat simulaattorin realismin kokemuksen ja simulaattorisairauden mahdollisista vaikutuksista simulaattorin k...

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Main Author: Kotilainen, Ilkka
Other Authors: Informaatioteknologian tiedekunta, Faculty of Information Technology, Informaatioteknologia, Information Technology, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/59063
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description Tämän tutkimuksen tavoite oli selvittää simulaattorin realismin kokemuksen ja simulaattorisairauden vaikutukset kiinteä-alustaisessa laivasimulaattorissa. Tutkimuksen motivaatio ja tärkeys tulevat simulaattorin realismin kokemuksen ja simulaattorisairauden mahdollisista vaikutuksista simulaattorin käyttöön tutkimus- ja koulutustarkoituksissa. Osana tutkimusta tehtiin kirjallisuuskatsaus aikaisempaan tutkimukseen simulaattorin realismista, validiteetista ja simulaattorisairaudesta. Kvasi-eksperimentaalinen tutkimus toteutettiin vastabalansoidulla koe-henkilöiden sisäisellä tutkimusasetelmalla. Kolmekymmentäkaksi sattumalta tutkimukseen saapunutta koehenkilöä ohjasi laivasimulaattoria tyynessä ja myrskyisessä sääolosuhteessa yhteensä viiden minuutin ajan. Kokeen jälkeen koehenkilöt täyttivät taustatietonsa sekä suljetun Likert-kyselyn, jossa esitettiin väitteitä laivasimulaattorin käyttökokemuksesta ja simulaattorisairaudesta. Tuloksista tutkittiin yhteisiä selittäviä tekijöitä, riippuvuuksia sekä tilastollista merkitsevyyttä simulaattorin realismikokemuksesta ja simulaattorisairaudesta. Realismin sekä nautinto ja kiinnostus kokemusten väliltä löydettiin posi-tiivinen korrelaatio. Koehenkilöiden ilmoittama lisääntynyt nautinto simulaat-torissa ja kiinnostus simulaattoria kohtaan mitattiin yhdessä korkeamman rea-lismin kokemuksen kanssa. Koehenkilöiden simulaattorisairausoireet vaihteli-vat lievistä vaikeisiin simulaattorisairauskyselyn perusteella. Realismi, kiin-nostus ja nautinto sekä simulaattorisairauskyselyn tulosten, että taustamuuttu-jien ikä, kokemus oikeanmaailman merenkulusta ja tietokonepelaamisesta vä-liltä ei löydetty tilastollisesti merkitseviä yhteyksiä. Myöskään sääolosuhtei-den sekä realismikokemuksen ja simulaattorisairauden väliltä ei löydetty tilas-tollisesti merkitseviä yhteyksiä. Tulosten laadullisen arvioinnin perusteella tutkimuksessa käytetyn kiin-teäalustaisen laivasimulaattorin fyysisen ja käyttäytymisen realismin arvioi-daan olevan kohtalaisella tasolla. Tutkimustulosten luotettavuudessa katso-taan olevan parannettavaa koeasetelman, simulaattorisairauskyselyn sisäisessä johdonmukaisuudessa ja komponenttien validiteetissa. Jatkotutkimukseen kannustetaan suuremmalla otannalla sekä tutkimuksella simulaattorikäyttäjien motivaatiosta. Lisäksi käyttäytymisen validiteettiin ja simulaattorisairauden tutkimiseen eri simulaattorialustoilla ja tutkimusasetelmilla. The aim of this study was to examine simulator realism and effect of simulator sickness in a fixed-base ship simulator. The importance of the study is refelected on the usage of a simulator as a research or training tool where simulator realism and simulator sickness may have a significant effect on the results. Literature of previous research findings on simulator realism and validity evaluation as well as simulator sickness was reviewed. The quasi-experimental study was conducted with convenience sampling and a counterbalanced within-subject design. Thirty-two participants steered a ship simulator in calm and storm weather conditions for five minutes in total. After the experiment, participants filled a closed type Likert questionnaire with questions on background demographics and statements of the simulator experience and Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ). The data was analyzed to find common explaining factors, associations as well as statistically significant differences of simulator realism and simulator sickness. A positive correlation was found between experience of realism, enjoy-ment and interest components. Increase of enjoyment and interest was meas-ured together with the increase of experienced realism. Participants indicated mild to severe symptoms of simulator sickness during the experiment. Com-ponents realism, interest as well as enjoyment and SSQ total score had no statis-tically significant associations with background variables of age, experience in real-world maritime or in computer games. Also experience of realism and SSQ total score had no statistically significant associations with calm and storm weather conditions. Based on the results the fixed-base ship simulator was qualitatively evaluated as having a moderate physical and behavioral realism. Reliability of the experimental setup, internal consistency of the SSQ scale and validity of the extracted components are discussed as having a possible effect for the research results. Future research is encouraged with larger sample size with a study of user motivation of simulator usage, behavioral validity and simulator sickness with different simulator platforms and experimental designs.
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title Realism and simulator sickness in a fixed-base ship simulator
title_full Realism and simulator sickness in a fixed-base ship simulator
title_fullStr Realism and simulator sickness in a fixed-base ship simulator Realism and simulator sickness in a fixed-base ship simulator
title_full_unstemmed Realism and simulator sickness in a fixed-base ship simulator Realism and simulator sickness in a fixed-base ship simulator
title_short Realism and simulator sickness in a fixed-base ship simulator
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title_txtP Realism and simulator sickness in a fixed-base ship simulator
topic ship simulator simulator sickness experience of realism behavioral realism physical realism Kognitiotiede Cognitive Science 601 pahoinvointi simulaattorit nausea simulators
topic_facet 601 Cognitive Science Kognitiotiede behavioral realism experience of realism nausea pahoinvointi physical realism ship simulator simulaattorit simulator sickness simulators
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