Virtual Environments in Higher Education – Immersion as a Key Construct for Learning 4.0

Abstract

Abstract-In light of the increasing technological developments, working life and education is changing and becoming more complex, interconnected and digital. These changed circumstances require new and modified competences of future employees. Education has to respond to the changing requirements in working life. To prepare for this, a technological-oriented teaching and learning process as well as gaining practical experience is crucial for students. In this context, Virtual Reality (VR) technologies provide new opportunities for practical experience in higher education, where they can further intensify the students learning experiences to a more immersive and engaging involvement in the learning process. To evaluate the potential of immersive virtual learning environments (VLE) for higher education and to understand more deeply which kind of experiences students gain while learning in immersive virtual environments (VE) an experimental research study is carried out. The paper describes education in light of industry 4.0 first and gives an overall view of immersive learning and the role of VR Technologies. Then the user study to measure user experience (UX) in immersive VLE is presented. Preliminary results are outlined and discussed with a view of further research.Index Terms-immersive learning, immersion, user experience, virtual learning environment, virtual reality

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“…Serious game memiliki tujuan bukan hanya sekedar untuk hiburan tetapi juga memberikan informasi yang mendidik sehingga dimasukkan unsur tersebut dalam desainnya. Banyak yang meneliti berbagai macam cara untuk mewujudkan hal tersebut, seperti dinyatakan bahwa kunci dasar untuk efektifitas serious game adalah bisa memberi keseimbangan antara sisi bermain dan pedagogi [30], [31]. Teori dasar desain game menyatakan bahwa engagement, motivation dan flow dengan cepat muncul di dalam virtualisasi yang berhubungan dengan konsep immersifitas [4], [32], dan keadaan nilai yang bisa mendekati realita mendukung bahwa immersifitas akan semakin tinggi [7][8].…”

Aproximaciones de la educación en la virtualidad como pedagogía de la comunicación

“…Aprender, pues, deriva de una actitud y aptitud del ser humano, quien puede hoy disponer de medios, canales e información, mediados por TIC (Annansingh, 2019;Phungsuk et al, 2017;Romero-Ruiz et al, 2017); y esa probabilidad de aprendizaje se posibilita todavía más cuando esas herramientas y medios tecnológicos crean y acercan a personas en redes cooperativas y de conocimiento (De Santo & De Meo, 2016;Janssen et al, 2016). En este contexto, entonces, emerge la denominada modalidad educación virtual que naturalmente se apoya en herramientas, canales y recursos TIC.…”

Virtual Reality Application in Engineering Assembly Education: A Review

“…The technological advances and the growing availability of VR technology (HMD) apply the access because of their easier use [3]. There are three main categories of VR.…”

“…In general, there are six categories of displays and their degree of immersion is different such as desktop displays, head-mounted displays, arm-mounted displays, single screen displays, surround screen displays, and volumetric displays [14] [3]. Among these displays, head-mounted displays are able to provide better stereoscopic views and wearing-convenience is better [15].…”

“…To reach this, a techno-logical-oriented teaching and learning process as well as gaining practical experience is vital for students. Furthermore, VR technologies provide empirical experience and more immersive in education [3].…”