Citation

Nedel L, Souza V, Menin A, Sebben L, Oliveira J, Maciel A. IEEE Comput. Graph. Appl. 2016; 36(2): 36-46.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers))

DOI

10.1109/MCG.2016.19

PMID

26915116

Abstract

Thousands of people die or become invalid every year after a work accident. While the availability of safety equipment is one of the causes, especially in developing countries, behavioral issues caused by psychosocial factors are the most to blame. In this manuscript, we introduce the use of immersive VR simulators to preventively reduce accidents in the workplace. Far beyond training safety measures, our simulator is able to detect behavioral patterns that may lead to an increased predisposition to risk exposure. The system simulates day-by-day situations, analyzes user reactions, and classifies the behaviors according to four psychosocial groups. A final report helps to determine the suitability of a worker or job candidate to a given task or work environment. In this article, we evaluate the use of the simulator with real workers.

RESULTS support the effectiveness of the approach as they demonstrate the discriminatory power of the simulation and measures the sense of presence in the virtual environment.

Language: en