A Virtual Reality Teaching and Learning Environment for Chemistry
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Thomas Wilcox, wilcoxmedia.com, United States ; Diane Wilcox, James Madison University, United States
EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Amsterdam, Netherlands Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC
Abstract
In the 2016-2017 academic year, a virtual reality (VR) developer created a VR learning environment to help undergraduate chemistry students understand cubic and hexagonal close packing. This topic was chosen for visualization in virtual reality because it is difficult for undergraduate chemistry students to learn. The completion of the VR prototype took approximately 9 to 12 months, and involved conceptualization, design, development, and testing with members of the target population. This Pecha Kucha presentation presents the VR environment created and describes some of the technical, visual, and instructional design considerations encountered by the developer.
Citation
Wilcox, T. & Wilcox, D. (2018). A Virtual Reality Teaching and Learning Environment for Chemistry. In T. Bastiaens, J. Van Braak, M. Brown, L. Cantoni, M. Castro, R. Christensen, G. Davidson-Shivers, K. DePryck, M. Ebner, M. Fominykh, C. Fulford, S. Hatzipanagos, G. Knezek, K. Kreijns, G. Marks, E. Sointu, E. Korsgaard Sorensen, J. Viteli, J. Voogt, P. Weber, E. Weippl & O. Zawacki-Richter (Eds.), Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (pp. 1598-1602). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 7, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/184385/.
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