Evaluating the Impact of participants' Prior VR Experience in a Multi-User Metaverse-Based Cultural Heritage Game

Majed Elwardy; Muhammad Shahid Anwar; Miram Ali; Yan Hu; Pir Noman Ahmad

doi:10.1145/3756884.3768384

Evaluating the Impact of participants' Prior VR Experience in a Multi-User Metaverse-Based Cultural Heritage Game

Majed Elwardy^*
, Muhammad Shahid Anwar
, Miram Ali
, Yan Hu
, Pir Noman Ahmad

^*Corresponding author for this work

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Finance and Digital Economy

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Abstract

This work investigates how prior VR experience influences interactions in a multi-user metaverse-based cultural heritage game. Results show that prior VR experience enhanced usability and control in the VR condition, while participants without prior experience reported greater enjoyment and novelty. Statistical analysis revealed a significant difference in perspicuity between experience levels in the VR condition and in stimulation in the non-VR condition.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings VRST 2025 - 31st ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology
Editors	Anil Ufuk Batmaz, Mayra D. Barrera Machuca, Francisco R. Ortega, Daniel Zielasko, Kangsoo Kim, Rick Skarbez, Lucas Plabst, Amy Banic, Mine Sarac Stroppa
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400721182
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3756884.3768384
State	Published - 4 Dec 2025
Event	31st ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST 2025 - Montreal, Canada Duration: 12 Nov 2025 → 14 Nov 2025

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST
Volume	Part of 215351

Conference

Conference	31st ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST 2025
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	12/11/25 → 14/11/25

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UN SDGs

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Keywords

Cultural Heritage
Education
Gamification
Immersive Learning
Metaverse
Multi-User
User Experience (UX)
Virtual Reality (VR)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software

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Elwardy, M., Anwar, M. S., Ali, M., Hu, Y., & Ahmad, P. N. (2025). Evaluating the Impact of participants' Prior VR Experience in a Multi-User Metaverse-Based Cultural Heritage Game. In A. U. Batmaz, M. D. Barrera Machuca, F. R. Ortega, D. Zielasko, K. Kim, R. Skarbez, L. Plabst, A. Banic, & M. S. Stroppa (Eds.), Proceedings VRST 2025 - 31st ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology Article 131 (Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST; Vol. Part of 215351). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3756884.3768384

Elwardy, Majed ; Anwar, Muhammad Shahid ; Ali, Miram et al. / Evaluating the Impact of participants' Prior VR Experience in a Multi-User Metaverse-Based Cultural Heritage Game. Proceedings VRST 2025 - 31st ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology. editor / Anil Ufuk Batmaz ; Mayra D. Barrera Machuca ; Francisco R. Ortega ; Daniel Zielasko ; Kangsoo Kim ; Rick Skarbez ; Lucas Plabst ; Amy Banic ; Mine Sarac Stroppa. Association for Computing Machinery, 2025. (Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST).

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Elwardy, M, Anwar, MS, Ali, M, Hu, Y & Ahmad, PN 2025, Evaluating the Impact of participants' Prior VR Experience in a Multi-User Metaverse-Based Cultural Heritage Game. in AU Batmaz, MD Barrera Machuca, FR Ortega, D Zielasko, K Kim, R Skarbez, L Plabst, A Banic & MS Stroppa (eds), Proceedings VRST 2025 - 31st ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology., 131, Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST, vol. Part of 215351, Association for Computing Machinery, 31st ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST 2025, Montreal, Canada, 12/11/25. https://doi.org/10.1145/3756884.3768384

Evaluating the Impact of participants' Prior VR Experience in a Multi-User Metaverse-Based Cultural Heritage Game. / Elwardy, Majed; Anwar, Muhammad Shahid; Ali, Miram et al.
Proceedings VRST 2025 - 31st ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology. ed. / Anil Ufuk Batmaz; Mayra D. Barrera Machuca; Francisco R. Ortega; Daniel Zielasko; Kangsoo Kim; Rick Skarbez; Lucas Plabst; Amy Banic; Mine Sarac Stroppa. Association for Computing Machinery, 2025. 131 (Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST; Vol. Part of 215351).

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Elwardy M, Anwar MS, Ali M, Hu Y, Ahmad PN. Evaluating the Impact of participants' Prior VR Experience in a Multi-User Metaverse-Based Cultural Heritage Game. In Batmaz AU, Barrera Machuca MD, Ortega FR, Zielasko D, Kim K, Skarbez R, Plabst L, Banic A, Stroppa MS, editors, Proceedings VRST 2025 - 31st ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology. Association for Computing Machinery. 2025. 131. (Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST). doi: 10.1145/3756884.3768384

Evaluating the Impact of participants' Prior VR Experience in a Multi-User Metaverse-Based Cultural Heritage Game

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