Design and Development of a Learning Support Environment for Apple Peeling using Data Gloves

1 We designed and developed a learning support environment that advises a learner about correct apple holding and correct knife handling for improving apple peeling. The learning support environment is designed from an apple peeling expert’s motion data. We verified the learning effect by comparing experimental group with a control group. In the training phase of the evaluation experiment, each learner in the control group only watched a movie of the learner’s own apple peeling. The experimental group not only watched such a movie, but also used our learning support environment. After the evaluation experiment, we administered a questionnaire survey. Results show that the experimental group obtained more concrete and varied awareness than the control group had.