Flow in VR: A Study on the Relationships Between Preconditions, Experience and Continued Use

Lobna Hassan; Henrietta Jylhä; Max Sjöblom; Juho Hamari

Flow in VR: A Study on the Relationships Between Preconditions, Experience and Continued Use

Lobna Hassan, Henrietta Jylhä, Max Sjöblom, Juho Hamari

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Flow is characterized as an autotelic experience where action and awareness merge, there is high concentration on task and little attention is paid to time or self. It is believed that VR has a powerful affordance for inducing the flow state, as VR is, at least anecdotally, a technology that transports users to immersive realities, which can facilitate flow. However, VR imposes usability challenges that may inhibit flow. This research investigates flow in VR and its characteristics, determinants and outcomes through a survey (n = 681) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results indicate that flow in VR is positively association with intentions to continue VR use and longer VR sessions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS’53)
Editors	Tung X. Bui
Pages	1196-1205
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-9981331-3-3
Publication status	Published - 2020
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - , United States Duration: 7 Jan 2020 → 10 Jan 2020 http://hicss.hawaii.edu

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Name	Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
ISSN (Print)	1530-1605

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Conference	Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Country/Territory	United States
Period	7/01/20 → 10/01/20
Internet address	http://hicss.hawaii.edu

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Hassan, L., Jylhä, H., Sjöblom, M., & Hamari, J. (2020). Flow in VR: A Study on the Relationships Between Preconditions, Experience and Continued Use. In T. X. Bui (Ed.), Proceedings of 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS’53) (pp. 1196-1205). (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences). http://hdl.handle.net/10125/63888

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Hassan, L, Jylhä, H, Sjöblom, M & Hamari, J 2020, Flow in VR: A Study on the Relationships Between Preconditions, Experience and Continued Use. in TX Bui (ed.), Proceedings of 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS’53). Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, pp. 1196-1205, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Hawaii, United States, 7/01/20. <http://hdl.handle.net/10125/63888>

Flow in VR: A Study on the Relationships Between Preconditions, Experience and Continued Use. / Hassan, Lobna; Jylhä, Henrietta; Sjöblom, Max et al.
Proceedings of 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS’53). ed. / Tung X. Bui. 2020. p. 1196-1205 (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences).

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