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During recent years virtual reality (VR) technology has been gaining popularity in many fields, including the acknowledgement given in professional driver training. Currently, the implementation of methodologically correct, ICT-based (including both the driving simulators and e-learning) training is both resource- and time-demanding. It is also strongly connected with high personnel costs. Due to their low implementation costs and impact made on a trainee, VR-based tools could play a complementary role in the training process and could support the real life training, as well as provide an alternative for traditional educational platforms. The article introduces the comparative analysis on how the virtual reality systems influence the simulation quality in relations to the 2D screens used in low-class simulators. The dynamic parameters of driving, intensity of the simulation sickness symptoms occurrence, immersion level, registered during three research drives were analyzed in a group of 30 drivers. Both the benefits and inconveniences deriving from the characteristics of certain virtual environment projection methods were specified.
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Gąsiorek, K., Odachowska, E., Matysiak, A., Pędzierska, M. (2020). Virtual Reality Technologies in the Training of Professional Drivers. Comparison of the 2D and 3D Simulation Application. In: Siergiejczyk, M., Krzykowska, K. (eds) Research Methods and Solutions to Current Transport Problems. ISCT21 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1032. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27687-4_14
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