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From Apprenticeship to Autonomy: Mixed Reality-Assisted Training in a Cleanroom by a Hybrid Authoring Workflow

Shan, Qinglan  
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Kapur, Manu
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Brugger, Juergen  
April 13, 2026
Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
CHI 2026: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

High-stakes environments like semiconductor cleanrooms traditionally rely on synchronous "master-apprentice" training, which is difficult to scale and resource-intensive. We present a Mixed Reality (MR)-assisted learning system equipped with a web-based authoring tool that allows instructors to create spatialized training modules and practical learning sessions. Through a long-term study (N = 15) spanning two semesters, we implemented MR usage as an assisting tool during the training. The findings reveal that this asynchronous scaffolding not only lowers the threshold to content creation but also provides an alternative way of learning and training in restricted environments. Video analysis also revealed a shift in social interaction: while training inside the cleanroom was previously dominated by instructors, MR promotes individual learning rather than imitating the instructors, although this shift to autonomy resulted in a state of situated isolation. Ultimately, this work validates a scalable, instructor-authored MR system that successfully transitions novices to self-regulated autonomy in high-stakes environments. CCS Concepts • Human-centered computing → Collaborative and social computing systems and tools; Mixed / augmented reality; • Applied computing → Interactive learning environments.

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conference paper
DOI
10.1145/3772363.3798988
Author(s)
Shan, Qinglan  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Kapur, Manu
Brugger, Juergen  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Date Issued

2026-04-13

Publisher

ACM

Publisher place

New York, NY, USA

Published in
Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
ISBN of the book

979-8-4007-2281-3

Start page

1

End page

6

Subjects

Mixed Reality

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Cleanroom

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STEM Education

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Learning tools

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EPFL

EPFL units
LMIS1  
Event nameEvent acronymEvent placeEvent date
CHI 2026: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI EA '26

Barcelona, Spain

2026-04-13 - 2026-04-17

Available on Infoscience
April 14, 2026
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/262648
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