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Sense-giving and sense-making of embodied meaning in immersive virtual reality training: a post-phenomenological analysis
University West, School of Business, Economics and IT, Divison of Informatics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1202-9797
University West, School of Business, Economics and IT, Divison of Informatics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8847-9559
University West, School of Business, Economics and IT, Divison of Informatics.ORCID iD: 0009-0005-8531-5945
University West, School of Business, Economics and IT, Divison of Informatics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5233-1763
2026 (English)In: Interactive Learning Environments, ISSN 1049-4820, E-ISSN 1744-5191, p. [1-27]Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
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This study examines how immersive virtual reality (IVR) mediates the formation of embodied meaning in conflict management training. Drawing on post-phenomenology, particularly Don Ihde’s concept of embodied technics, this study analyzes how processes of sense-giving and sense-making unfold in IVR-mediated training situations. The empirical material is based on a three-year design research project conducted with Sweden’s largest train operator (SJ), involving workshops, observations, and focus group discussions with train personnel using an IVR training system for conflict scenarios. Through a post-phenomenological analysis, four interrelated themes of embodied meaning were identified: mediated attunement, mediated agency, mediated affective co-presence, and mediated transformative re-embodiment. These themes illustrate how IVR environments shape participants’ bodily orientation, intentional action, emotional engagement, and reflective interpretation of training situations. The findings from our analysis suggest that the IVR-mediated training examined in this study can be understood not merely as a tool for procedural training but as a mediating environment in which embodied meaning emerges through dynamic interactions between users, technology, and simulated social contexts. 

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2026. p. [1-27]
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embodied meaning; Immersive virtual reality; post-phenomenology; sense-giving; sense-making; training
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-25660DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2026.2686800ISI: 001804409000001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105043319694OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-25660DiVA, id: diva2:2090356
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Haj-Bolouri, AmirNilsson, StefanPoturovic, DarminKatende, Jesse Oluwafemi

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