Table 1.

The qualities of traditional and immersive virtual environments (IVEs) in the training of evaluative skills and in research.

Needs of the evaluation simulator	Traditional environments			Immersive virtual environments
	Video review	Mock	True	VR display	3d display	Looped video
Replicable	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Immersive	No	Potential	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Heightened arousal	No	Potential	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Risk-free for performer	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Photorealistic	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Solo and group eval.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Inexpensive to create	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Inexpensive to operate	Yes	Potential	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Adaptable	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Portable	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes