Work-in-Progress - eXtended Reality Training for Safety and Medical Procedures: Experiences From a User-Centered-Design Approach to Implementation

eXtended Reality (XR) environments appear to be a promising approach to training in various contexts; however, their potential for safety and medical procedures is still not fully understood. The aim of the presented research project is the user-centered implementation of an XR training for various occupational groups and volunteers of first responder organizations (e.g., physicians, paramedics, health care workers, police officers, firefighters). To achieve this aim, the project has followed three implementation steps: First, multi-stakeholder workshops were conducted to define two use cases for the most promising application areas. Second, based on the previous step, identified use cases were implemented as XR training scenarios. Third, scientific evaluations of the training applications are conducted focusing on subjective and objective performance indicators, learning success, training experience, acceptance, and potential barriers from an end-user perspective. As the last step is still ongoing, this paper puts emphasis on the outcomes of the stakeholder workshops, the respective decisions taken towards selecting two use cases, and the design of the evaluation study. Index Terms—extended reality, training, learning, immersive learning, procedural training, user-centered-design, psychology, pedagogics.