Leveraging Virtual Reality to Bridge the Gap Between Traditional Fire Safety Training and Real-World Scenarios

Traditional fire safety training methods, play a vital role in education. However, these methods cannot often fully replicate the real-fire scenarios. Virtual Reality (VR) technology offers a promising solution to bridge this gap. VR technology provides an immersive and interactive environment that can closely simulate real-world situations. By leveraging VR technology, this research aims to develop a training experience that provides a more realistic and engaging environment to build critical skills and decision-making abilities in a safe and controlled setting. To evaluate the usability, this research employed the System Usability Scale (SUS). The result indicates a reasonably good user experience, although further improvement is still needed. The One-Way ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis test were conducted to determine the significant differences in scenario completion time and scores across different locations. The results showed that there is a lack of participant knowledge in selecting the appropriate fire extinguisher.