Conference Paper Published

MetaCourt: Leveraging the Metaverse for Immersive Court Interpreting Education with Self-Determination Theory

Sio, C. I. D., Yao, Y., Xie, R., Wang, X., Sun, C., Tang, Y. H., Cheung, C. C. I., Cheung, A., & Lee, L. H.* (2025). MetaCourt: Leveraging the Metaverse for Immersive Court Interpreting Education with Self-Determination Theory. In Proceedings of 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW 2025), 1286-1287.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW66409.2025.00289

Abstract

Court interpreting is vital for justice, yet traditional training methods often lack hands-on engagement and rely on uninspiring trial-and-error techniques. To address this, we developed MetaCourt, an immersive virtual environment for court interpreting education. Through participatory design, we created a system evaluated by 21 undergraduate interpreting students using the PENS model based on self-determination theory. Preliminary results showed high autonomy, intuitive controls, and presence, with improved fluency in VR compared to traditional methods. Surveys (NASA-TLX, IPQ) indicated reduced mental workload and strong usability. This study pioneers integrating VR with PENS for court interpreting, offering significant advantages in training effectiveness.

Keywords

Immersive Learning, Metaverse, Player Experience of Needs Satisfaction (PENS), Self-Determination Theory (STD), Virtual Reality (VR)