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This study reports an initial empirical test and refinement of the Cognitive Affective Model of MoCap Training (CAMMT), which proposes that immersion and action-contingent interactivity shape training through psychological affordances and related cognitive-affective processes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Immersion and interactivity were isolated in a 2 \u00d7 2 between-subjects experiment (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 117) during a virtual lesson on character motion design. Two-way ANOVAs tested the effects of immersion and interactivity on CAMMT variables and conceptual knowledge gain, and structural equation modeling (SEM) evaluated selected CAMMT pathways.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Action-contingent interactivity robustly increased presence, agency, and multiple training-process variables, and was associated with greater pre-post conceptual knowledge gains. Immersion reliably increased presence and improved training-process experiences but did not yield a consistent advantage for conceptual knowledge gain. Interaction patterns suggested diminishing returns when both features were high, and immersion enhanced agency mainly when MoCap-based interaction was available.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings provide partial support for CAMMT, clarify how MoCap-based interactivity may shape conceptual learning in a short animation-training lesson, and identify refinements needed for future studies of immersive and interactive technologies in educational psychology and computer animation education.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1813127","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,9]],"date-time":"2026-06-09T15:12:44Z","timestamp":1781017964000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A study of how immersion and interactivity in MoCap mediate psychological affordances and drive conceptual learning in computer animation courses"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"XinYi","family":"Jiang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Art & Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA","place":["Shah Alam, Malaysia"]},{"name":"Faculty of Animation, School of Arts, Anhui Xinhua University","place":["Hefei, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zainuddin","family":"Ibrahim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Art & Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA","place":["Shah Alam, Malaysia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ying","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Art & Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA","place":["Shah Alam, Malaysia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"MuYing","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Art & Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA","place":["Shah Alam, Malaysia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"104154","DOI":"10.1016\/j.compedu.2021.104154","article-title":"Signaling in virtual reality influences learning outcome and cognitive load","volume":"166","author":"Albus","year":"2021","journal-title":"Comput. 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