After the two tests and six tasks, each participant was shown a
video of real pink dolphins performance show conducted in the
UWS Dolphin Lagoon. This video was to give the participants
an idea on the hand gesture control in the real dolphin shows.
They were then given each at one time a short tutorial on how
to interact with virtual dolphins using their own hand gestures.
Once the participant knew what he/she was required to perform,
he/she was led to the immersive room to do the same task using
hand gestures that he/she had learnt.
In the immersive room, each participant was given 20 min
to play with the virtual pink dolphins serving as a dolphin
“trainer.” His/her interaction with the virtual dolphins as well
as his/her behavioral response was observed.