Use of a Virtual Reality Driving Simulator as an Alcohol Abuse Prevention Approach with College Students

A study by Hingson, Heeren, Zakocs, Kopstein and Wechsler (2002) reported alarming estimates of the number of U.S. college students in the age range 18-24 in 1998 who experienced alcoholrelated problems: over 1400 students died (including motor vehicle accidents), over 2 million of 8 million college...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of alcohol and drug education 2006-09, Vol.50 (3), p.31-40
Hauptverfasser:	Montgomery, Frances Haemmerlie, Leu, Ming C., Montgomery, Robert L., Nelson, Michael D., Sirdeshmukh, Mannish
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alcoholism College students Control Groups Drinking (Alcoholic beverages) Drinking of alcoholic beverages Driver Education Drug abuse Drunk driving Experiential Learning LETTER TO THE EDITOR Prevention Prevention programs Simulation Simulator industry Synthetic training device industry Traffic accidents & safety Undergraduate Students Virtual reality
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Zusammenfassung:	A study by Hingson, Heeren, Zakocs, Kopstein and Wechsler (2002) reported alarming estimates of the number of U.S. college students in the age range 18-24 in 1998 who experienced alcoholrelated problems: over 1400 students died (including motor vehicle accidents), over 2 million of 8 million college students drove under the influence, and over 3 million of 8 million college students rode with a drunk driver.
ISSN:	0090-1482 2162-4119