XR Cricothyroidotomy and Intraosseous Access: A Preliminary Study on Usability and Presence between VR/MR and Hand Tracking/Controller Interactions

Consumer-Level extended reality (XR) devices and available software development tools have sparked content creation in training and education. Current research highlights the benefits of using XR for learning, and the gaps pertaining to motor skills, since consumer-level devices lack proper task and instrument representation that is essential for developing transferable skills. Our paper, presents a preliminary study on usability, cognitive load, and presence using an off-the-shelf XR device to better understand the user experience effects when combining virtual and mixed reality with hand tracking and controller inputs that will inform future work for designing effective properly represented interactions.