On the Design of Virtual Reality Learning Environments in Engineering

Currently, the use of virtual reality (VR) is being widely applied in different fields, especially in computer science, engineering, and medicine. Concretely, the engineering applications based on VR cover approximately one half of the total number of VR resources (considering the research works pub...

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Main Authors:	Diego Vergara, Manuel Pablo Rubio, Miguel Lorenzo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:	Multimodal Technologies and Interaction
Subjects:	virtual reality design virtual laboratory engineering education instruction
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2414-4088/1/2/11

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spelling	doaj-2976e8286e3f44e4a756b0aa2aec89452020-11-24T22:45:58ZengMDPI AGMultimodal Technologies and Interaction2414-40882017-06-01121110.3390/mti1020011mti1020011On the Design of Virtual Reality Learning Environments in EngineeringDiego Vergara0Manuel Pablo Rubio1Miguel Lorenzo2Technological Department, University Catholic of Ávila, C/Canteros, s/n, 05005 Avila, SpainConstruction Department, University of Salamanca, Campus Viriato, 37008 Zamora, SpainDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Salamanca, ETSII, Avda. Fernando Ballesteros, 2, 37700 Béjar (Salamanca), SpainCurrently, the use of virtual reality (VR) is being widely applied in different fields, especially in computer science, engineering, and medicine. Concretely, the engineering applications based on VR cover approximately one half of the total number of VR resources (considering the research works published up to last year, 2016). In this paper, the capabilities of different computational software for designing VR applications in engineering education are discussed. As a result, a general flowchart is proposed as a guide for designing VR resources in any application. It is worth highlighting that, rather than this study being based on the applications used in the engineering field, the obtained results can be easily extrapolated to other knowledge areas without any loss of generality. This way, this paper can serve as a guide for creating a VR application.http://www.mdpi.com/2414-4088/1/2/11virtual realitydesignvirtual laboratoryengineeringeducationinstruction
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description	Currently, the use of virtual reality (VR) is being widely applied in different fields, especially in computer science, engineering, and medicine. Concretely, the engineering applications based on VR cover approximately one half of the total number of VR resources (considering the research works published up to last year, 2016). In this paper, the capabilities of different computational software for designing VR applications in engineering education are discussed. As a result, a general flowchart is proposed as a guide for designing VR resources in any application. It is worth highlighting that, rather than this study being based on the applications used in the engineering field, the obtained results can be easily extrapolated to other knowledge areas without any loss of generality. This way, this paper can serve as a guide for creating a VR application.
topic	virtual reality design virtual laboratory engineering education instruction
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On the Design of Virtual Reality Learning Environments in Engineering

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