Immersion Satisfaction Research Articles

Implementation of Work Immersion in the New Normal: Basis for Students’ Quality Performance and Satisfaction

This study evaluated the implementation of work immersion in the new normal, students' quality performance, and work immersion satisfaction. The relationship between variables and the mediating effect of students' quality performance between work immersion implementation and student satisfaction was also investigated. Adherence, exposure, quality of delivery in terms of work immersion curriculum, work immersion processes, and work immersion assessment, as well as participant responsiveness, were used to assess the extent of work immersion implementation. In addition, the level of satisfaction among students was evaluated using Task values (attainment value, intrinsic value, utility value, and cost); Motivation factors (work itself, achievement, and responsibility); and Hygiene factors (administrative policies, supervision, interpersonal, and working conditions). On the other hand, students’ quality performance was gauged base on teamwork, communication, attendance/punctuality, productivity/resilience, initiative/proactivity, judgement/decision-making, and dependability. Respondents are Grade 12 students from public secondary schools in the SDO Tayabas who have participated in actual work immersion activities in an authentic workplace. The structured questionnaire was created and validated to collect data from respondents via Google Forms to determine the extent of the research variables and their association. These data were analyzed to obtain reliable and valid study results. The study's findings revealed that work immersion program implementation is significantly related to student satisfaction. Work immersion program implementation is significant to student quality performance; student satisfaction creates a relationship with work immersion program implementation. The mediation analysis results indicate that the overall student’s quality performance can transmit the effect of influenced implementation of work immersion, which increases student Satisfaction. Also, partial mediation exists considering the extent of the mediating effect of students' quality performance between the work immersion implementation and the students' satisfaction with work immersion. This is due to the analysis that the work immersion implementation as the independent variable significantly affects a mediating variable, which is the students' quality performance. The students' quality performance as the mediating variable has a direct impact on the students' satisfaction with work immersion as the independent variable.

Research on an evaluation rubric for promoting user's continuous usage intention: a case study of serious games for Chinese cultural heritage.

The sustainable development of serious games dedicated to Chinese cultural heritage faces challenges due to the lack of prolonged user engagement and iterative optimization based on long-term user feedback. This situation not only hinders the sustainable growth of these games but also limits the transmission of Chinese cultural heritage, a problem that demands urgent attention yet remains under-acknowledged. This study synthesizes literature to unearth user needs from three dimensions: motivational use, quality requirements of games, and continuous usage intention. It identifies 14 influential factors, including cognitive satisfaction, immersion satisfaction, and achievement satisfaction. Drawing from the User Experience Rubric for Educational Games-CH (UEREG-CH) evaluation rubric and the Delphi method, these factors are expanded into an evaluation system model comprising six primary indicators, 14 secondary indicators, and 38 tertiary indicators. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is utilized for expert scoring to assign weights to each indicator. This is combined with the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method to arrive at a final user score of Z = 3.4228, indicating that the evaluation rubric is close to 'good' and has received positive user feedback. Ultimately, this generates an evaluation rubric tailored to the specific context of serious games for cultural heritage. By integrating qualitative and quantitative methods, this paper confirms the scientific and rational nature of the evaluation rubric. The study aims to establish a user-approved rubric that encourages continuous usage intention, thereby providing effective guidance for game developers and assisting users in selecting appropriate games, while also addressing the theoretical gap in the field of evaluation for serious games related to cultural heritage.

Customization, immersion satisfaction, and online gamer loyalty

Software designers often attempt to increase the customizability of their products to facilitate human–computer interaction and improve user response. However, exactly how customizability affects online gaming is unclear. This study posits that customization enhances gamer immersion satisfaction and loyalty. The study sample consists of 865 online gamers who provided valid responses to an online survey. Three models are compared using structural equation modeling: a partial mediator model, in which customization increases gamer loyalty directly and indirectly via enhanced immersion satisfaction; a full mediator model, in which immersion satisfaction fully mediates how customization influences loyalty; and an independent variable model, in which customization and immersion satisfaction are independent variables impacting gamer loyalty. The results of this study demonstrate that the partial mediator model significantly outperforms the other two models, suggesting that online game providers that increase customization and satisfy gamer needs regarding immersion can better foster gamer loyalty.